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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2018/01/02/gamification-news-january-2018/#respondTue, 02 Jan 2018 04:00:15 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=330What the Apple Watch gets wrong about human motivation The Apple Watch is a behavioral intervention device that was created without consulting any behaviorists. I asked Apple directly about this – both at the original presentation around the Watch and again just before publication. I was told that Apple doesn’t use outside consultants, though it […]

The Apple Watch is a behavioral intervention device that was created without consulting any behaviorists. I asked Apple directly about this – both at the original presentation around the Watch and again just before publication. I was told that Apple doesn’t use outside consultants, though it does invite researchers to come discuss their work, including those who have interests in habit formation and behavior change.

You might have noticed that the smartphone zombies have been holding their phones nervously; eyes glued to their screens, thumbs busy pressing the screen and releasing, while a black figure is hopping around squares. Maybe you are one of them, but if you have yet to hear about it, it’s time to catch-up on China’s latest viral game phenomenon.

Our analysts forecast the Global Next Generation LMS for Higher Education Market to grow at a CAGR of +26% by revenue during the period 2017-2022. This industry research report identifies the better content management functionalities offered by these learning management systems to be one of the major factors that will have a positive impact on the growth of this market in the coming years.

PCMag goes inside NextWave Safety for an exclusive look at the virtual reality tech it will use to train the next generation of construction workers and warehouse employees. How do you prepare people for an emergency situation without actually putting them in danger?

The program will be customer accessible on mobile and other electronic media distributed apps. The blockchain-distributed app will provide real-time loyalty reward points to customers of licensed distributors and other legal distributors of cannabis medicinal and related products.

Callido Learning – an education startup that defined its ‘digitally native content’ in opposition to traditional publishers – is now an unlikely target for strategic investments by these same publishers.

In the last year, there have been at least nine reported sexual assaults on the campus of Midwestern State University. MSU Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Keith Lamb said the multi-disciplinary task force is using new data from to combat the issue.

THE month of January brings in a kick of motivation to most as it opens the year. Hence, people set their goals this month so they would have something to work on. And usually in the bucket list, is our dream to become fit, which is quite difficult to achieve.

In the face of competition from digital disrupters, the medtech industry needs to embrace digital healthcare platforms to deliver the services patients have come to expect. Accenture recently interviewed 8,000 patients, and 63pc wanted more input into treatment decisions and would use patient services from life sciences companies if they were aware of them.

In today’s constantly evolving world, there is a demand for new skill-sets every year. In fact, according to a report by Udemy, 78% of L&D managers said their biggest challenge was keeping their employees’ skills up to speed with change. At the same time, the L&D landscape itself is also evolving at a faster pace than ever before.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) In a day and age, people are hooked to games on their digital devices, often making it hard to focus on other areas of life. But more and more educators are using gaming to their advantage.

One of my pet peeves is hyped trends that take over and dominate everyone’s thoughts and discussions for a short period, then fade away into obscurity. It is easy to dismiss them as fads, and they often are. One such trend was gamification.

Have you ever calculated the cost of an ineffective onboarding process? Or do you think that your company uses its potential to the fullest? Let us imagine now a different situation. All newcomers are introduced to their workplace so well that they can carry out their tasks effectively right from the very beginning.

By Steve Wainwright, Managing Director EMEA at Skillsoft Information Technology Published: 24 January 2018 When it comes to enterprise gamification, opinion has long been divided between liberal business leaders, driven by motivation and productivity, and those who believe that the traditional disciplined environment is ultimately more productive.

Gamification. It’s a word that has been thrown about a bit this last decade. Most just use it to describe awarding points for trivial or easily ignored tasks, to encourage people to do them. Points for cleaning the house, keeping a score on your pedometer or whatever fancy new fitness-on-my-wrist is popular, workplaces trying to foster ambition with prizes and competition.

Big Bazaar, the hypermarket chain from Future Group has created a mobile game to promote its mega property, ‘Big Bazaar Sabse Saste 5 Din’. The game is designed and executed by L & K Saatchi & Saatchi and is called Big Bazaar’s ‘ Deal Skyfall – Sabse Saste 5 Din’.

On January 25, around 30 representatives from various ministries and agencies of the Government of Singapore gathered for OpenGov’s Breakfast Insight session on Tackling Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Ecosystems. This was the second cybersecurity gamification event organised by OpenGov in collaboration with Kaspersky.

Education Gamification Market report provides an in detail study of Manufactures in the market which is based on the various objectives associated with an organization such as Analysis, Market Share, Regional Market Performance, Product Specification, and the Company Introduction.

Yogita Khaitan “Insurtech”, similar to fintech, has become a buzzword, owing to the digital innovations and transformation disrupting the insurance industry. Rapidly changing customer behaviour due to the adoption of technology has led to an increasing need for insurers to rethink their strategies and business models.

BOULDER, Colo.–()–Circadence® Corporation , a market leader in cybersecurity training and assessments, today announced that Project Ares® has been recognized as an Excellence Award finalist in the Best IT Security-related Training Program category in the 2018 SC Awards. Finalists are recognized for outstanding leadership and providing superior security products to the cybersecurity industry.

Charles Hipps, CEO & Founder, WCN Another year has been and gone – Happy New Year 2018 to all HR News readers! At this time of year, it’s traditionally a time for reflection and the chance to make resolutions for the 12 months ahead.

INDIE is designed for entrepreneurs that need an easy and accessible way to create, manage, and sell online courses. With an intuitive design, powerful features, easy setup, and attractive pricing, the platform is the perfect solution for entrepreneurs that want to market their knowledge and grow their online business.

Human resources departments are meant to serve the needs of the company and the employees working there. Contributor Kamy Anderson, Ed-tech enthusiast. Whether it is all about hiring new candidates for the required positions or fulfilling the needs of existing employees.

Arsene Wenger, the Professor with an economics degree, is dipping Arsenal’s pocket book into the crypto-currency markets. The club reached an agreement Wednesday with California-based CashBet, which will thus be allowed to advertise at Emirates Stadium. Now Gunners fans can watch ads for fake money while cheering for fake trophies.

In a previous article we defined futures and described how this type of critical thinking and strategic foresight can help businesses strategize to meet challenges and opportunities on the horizon. Now, we’ll offer tips on how you can think and act like a futurist, and help your organization shift its perspective with an eye on tomorrow.

This research report on Energy Efficiency Gamification Market provides detailed analysis on the main growth prospects and challenges in the market. This research study is expected to guide the new and existing key players in the market in making current business decisions in order to sustain in the rigid competition of the Global Energy Efficiency Gamification Market.

Casino games aggregator and platform developer SoftGamings has completed the integration of the Endorphina gaming content into the SoftGamings Platform. The full suite of Endorphina products available at SoftGamings includes all 40+ slots, developed by the Endrophina. The games fall into 8 categories: fruit, horror, 3D, unique, oriental, cute, ethnic and the classic slots.

The sign, graphics and visual communications industry is poised for continued above-average growth in 2018, according to the latest quarterly economic report commissioned by the International Sign Association (ISA).

A Lexington web development firm is betting that the technology that made Pokémon Go such a hit two years ago stands to be the next big thing in the business world. The firm, Fusioncorp, made good on its hunch last summer when it created a new startup to pursue clients seeking innovative ways to connect with their customers.

A skilled workforce is at the heart of any great organization, and with 2018 business planning in full swing and digital transformation on everyone’s minds, it’s time to address key priorities for your new e-learning programs. Growing organizations often have a wide range of needs when it comes to employee skills training, so it can be difficult to know where to start.

The analysts forecast global K-12 testing and assessment market to grow at a CAGR of 8.19% during the period 2018-2022. The latest trend gaining momentum in the market is gamification. Gamification is gaining popularity among students and teachers due to the involvement of game mechanics and game design techniques in a non-gaming context.

First of all what is a Helpdesk app exactly? Helpdesk app is all about brand reputation because it acts like a defense mechanism against negative customer experience. It empowers agents and customer service reps to quickly and effectively respond to various customer issues, thus ensuring positive feedbacks which results in a good reputation.

It is in the human nature to seek thrills and follow passions. Perhaps in no other sector of the economy is this as true as in the gambling market, and blockchain can represent the next step in those thrills. Across the globe, the gambling industry moves USD$450 billion per year.

The best 7-minute workouts on the planet are the ones you’ll actually do. This is what I know for sure after testing out more than 30 of them over the past few months. That and yes, they really do work.

Blockchain-based health ecosystems are one of the largest growth areas for this technology and that will only increase this year.. According to Deloitte blockchain technology has the potential to transform healthcare. Secure, immutable ledger technology will help provide new models for healthcare provision, data security, privacy, interoperability and make electronic health records more accessible and manageable for both users and wellness if not healthcare providers.

People love to give the gift of cash, and their friends and family typically love to receive it: Cash guarantees that the recipient gets a gift that he or she truly wants (and it’s never the wrong size or color!), which is a win for both parties. However, cash doesn’t have much flair.

Gamification implements game mechanics in a non-gaming context to drive user engagement and solve problems. Some of the popular game mechanics include badges, reward points, ranking, and challenges. The objective is to engage users through a gaming environment.

MarketResearch.Biz published a new detailed industry research that focuses on Global Gamification market, delivers detailed analysis of market and future anticipation of Gamification industry. Gamification Market study prepare with historic data up to 2017 and gives a forecast for 2018-2022.

Bond Brand Loyalty, a leading global customer engagement agency, continues to build on a series of recent partnerships as a way to further enhance its abilities to deliver increased customer and employee engagement. After securing partnerships with Salesforce and RedPoint, the company has now joined with CataBoom, a behavioral marketing engagement platform.

By using games and game mechanics to engage and instantly reward customers, Bond can provide enhanced strategies that drive customer acquisition, further personalize engagement and increase retention. CataBoom’s unique solution allows Bond to enrich its class-leading Synapze Loyalty and CRM platforms to deliver more immediate, tangible results by leveraging the consumer’s innate desire to play games and win.

Games aren’t just for fun anymore. These days, everything from dating to learning has been gamified, and if you’ve used an app to count your daily steps or record your meals, then you already know that healthcare is no different.

Each team was required to submit a robot built from the materials provided. Additional materials required had to be either 3D-printed or sourced from recycled materials. Recently the inaugural Robots@NUS Competition 2017 was organised at the National University of Singapore, with students 12 teams of NUS students developing innovative robotic aids for the elderly and the disabled.

How will technology shape the university in the 21st century and contribute to reform higher education? Does the current education system prepare graduates for real-life? All these questions are legitimate and warrant genuine analysis. It is argued that disruptive technologies in e-learning like…

Entrepreneur A major buzzword of 2017 was fintech. Its potential is huge-imagine growing a cashless society via e-wallets, e-payments, and more, in this region. CheQQme, a marketing channel that transforms online engagements into human traffic for brick-and-mortar businesses, sees themselves going further than just being about rewards and gamification.

To keep your staff motivated, focused and productive Today, 15 January, is Blue Monday – the so-called most depressing day of the year. Although there may not be hard science behind the idea of Blue Monday, there’s no denying that January can be a gloomy time – for both employees and employers.

For everyone applying to study an MBA, career progression is vital. Whether it’s starting fresh in a new industry or bringing a new concept to the market, applicants want to know that the business school they’re applying for will give them the skills and the industry connections necessary to achieve their goals.

The “Healthcare Gamification Market ” Report provides a complete decision-making overview including definition, product specifications, market gains, key geographic regions and imminent Healthcare Gamification industry peers for 2017-2022. Healthcare Gamification Market Research Report provides a professional and in-depth study of the major Healthcare Gamification industry leading players along with the company profiles and strategies adopted by them.

New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Oliveboard, an online test preparation platform specialising in government and bank recruitment exams, has announced that it has secured two million registered subscribers recently. The increased and rapid adoption of the platform and its services can be attributed to the company’s offerings which are tailor-made to help students tackle the toughest examinations with ease.

Operating in largest economy, KinerjaPay is planning to raise up to $7 million USD from its impending ICO (initial coin offerings). The ICO, sometimes referred to as initial token offerings, will be offered to institutional or private investors in the form of KCOIN, KinerjaPay’s own proprietary virtual currency.

DUBLIN–()–The “2017-2018 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report” report has been added to Research and Markets’ offering. The 2017- 2018 edition of the Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report covers 8 leading and contending vendors: Aspect, Calabrio, dvsAnalytics, NICE, OnviSource and Verint are featured at an in-depth level throughout the Report; OpenText and ZOOM are covered at a higher level.

Businesses are under increasing pressure to future-proof their learning and development strategies – and a learning management system can prove helpful in this respect. Any organisation that is serious about learning and development will realise that training strategies cannot ever stand still, lest they be left behind by the relentless progress of a constantly-evolving business market.

by Matt Alderton | January 21, 2018 You’ve heard of virtual reality. But this is the year of “augmented reality,” or AR, according to Joe Schwinger, CEO and co-founder of meetings technology company MeetingPlay. “I think it will become commonplace in 2018,” says Schwinger, who describes AR as “the ability for users with their mobile phones to see something that nobody else can see.”

A new education and training facility in Reno, NV, will use the region’s first virtual reality (VR) construction heavy equipment simulators in its heavy equipment operator training program, according to Equipment World. The Nevada chapter of the Associated Generator Contractors of America (AGC) received a $200,000 government grant to help launch the facility.

INDIE is designed for entrepreneurs that need an easy and accessible way to create, manage, and sell online courses. With an intuitive design, powerful features, easy setup, and attractive pricing, the platform is the perfect solution for entrepreneurs that want to market their knowledge and grow their online business.

Europe’s leading L&D exhibition and conference, Learning Technologies 2018, is almost here. With more than 8,000 visitors, 200 exhibitors, 150 free L&D seminars and over 70 conference speakers, you might feel a bit overwhelmed at the opportunities available.

Recently, two topics that one may never think of in tandem have crossed paths: Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki and DACA. The rapper, best known for his 2005 hit, “Ridin'” may have been laying low for the past 13 years in terms of music, but he’s still active in other circles.

January 17th 2018 – ORYX Gaming has integrated and launched a wide selection of proprietary and third-party content onto Wunderino online casino. The deal includes some of the most popular games from GAMOMAT and Kalamba Games. Free rounds, Re-pick bonuses, Missions, Achievements, Red Hot Firepot and Golden Nights side bet jackpot features promise plenty of action and big wins for Wunderino players.

NEW JERSEY/SLOUGH: Mars, the confectionery to pet foods business, sets great store by creativity in its marketing but sees science and data as vital to exploiting that to greatest effect, its CMO has said.

Share with: StormX announced last Thursday the addition of Jon Nolz as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Perry Pak to as Head of User Acquisition at the blockchain-powered adtech and microtask gamification company. The key hires are designed to enhance the monetization and user growth of the StormX platform through strategic partnerships and …

There’s a reason why the Remarkable Accelerator has such a bold name. In part it’s the Remarkable ideas behind each of the program’s tech4good startups. But mostly, it’s the Remarkable people making these ideas a reality. With applications closing soon for the 2018 program, we want to share these Remarkable Stories.

With HQ Trivia continuing its viral and popular run, and education remaining a perennially strong category in app stores, it was only a matter of time before someone came along that combined elements of both to hitmaking effect.

It’s mostly only in movies that salespeople are seen as swashbuckling, charming or aggressive heroes and heroines who make or break the fortunes of their companies. The truth about sales is that it is really a lot of grunt work, far away from the limelight.

Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct has announced the launch of the BCX Innovation Programme and is inviting technology start-ups to apply. Tanye ver Loren van Themaat, Tshimologong incubator and accelerator manager, says the programme is part of BCX and Telkom Innovation Programme, and is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop innovative digital start-ups…

The new CycleBar in Hudson joins Shifting Gears, also in Hudson, and Jackie’s Gym in Fairlawn as studios that specialize in indoor cycling classes. While classes have been offered at local gyms for two decades, contemporary indoor studios amp up the experience.

The argument lasted two weeks. A simple premise unraveled over days of continual chatter all cohering around an apparently not-so-simple question: Why is murder wrong? Sparing you the various meandering crossroads, here’s the final take: A society that sanctions murder is an inherently unstable one and is probably incapable of guaranteeing its continued existence.

Imagine a driverless car that feels more like a plush office or comfy lounge. Imagine, too, listening to classical music while your passengers listen to jazz or metal – and neither of you can hear the others’ if you choose, nor the others’ phone calls.

No matter the business or industry, one reality holds true: New workers = higher risk. In fact, in the first month on the job employees are at more than three times the risk for a lost-time injury than workers who have been at their job for more than a year.

Influencer talent agencies are using social-amplification practices to pump up results, creating erroneously successful campaigns or potentially causing safety issues for brands. It’s an oft-hidden practice that has its roots in the industry’s scramble to show big numbers. Brands often preach “quality” engagement but seek big numbers, which means influencer networks are often scrambling to make up big goals.

Playable mobile ads are popular in the gaming industry because they perform well and users prefer them to other ad formats. This trend will continue next year, and we will also see other industries follow suit, adopting playable and interactive ad experiences for both branding and performance-driven campaigns.

So many well-meaning patient engagement efforts are based on a fallacy. The logical assumption is that by connecting patients with technology – equipping them with access to their personal health data or the educational information relevant to their condition – they’ll take a more active role in their care.

(Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/629292/Founder_Omer_Rana.jpg ) Social Media is a constant battlefield. Here’s what years of research uncovered for a winning strategy. * ” Elephant Social says: The art of digital marketing is of vital importance to the brand. It is a matter of growth and stagnation, a road either to fame or ruin.

SAN DIEGO – The use of video games to facilitate training, commonly referred to as gamification, is well-established in many industries, however, its application in healthcare is variable. The Pediatric Research in Disaster Education (PRIDE) team is trying to change that.

Officials at the Gallatin City-County Health Department in Montana are using an app to document cigarette butt litter to push for new policies related to tobacco use. Using Litterati, two Health Department staff members, employees at other departments and members of the community at large are documenting litter related to tobacco use.

A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her.

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DPBell & Associates has announced that they have had a purpose driven year in 2017 and are looking forward to an even greater 2018. To celebrate, they have recently released a newsletter highlighting all their different notable projects and looking forward to the future.

People love to give the gift of cash, and their friends and family typically love to receive it: Cash guarantees that the recipient gets a gift that he or she truly wants (and it’s never the wrong size or color!), which is a win for both parties. However, cash doesn’t have much flair.

The top corporate wellness trends are being driven by technology — some of which now sounds a bit futuristic. But experts say that in 2018 and beyond, you can expect to see employers try new technologies, such as room sensors and chatbots, in an effort to keep employees healthy, engaged, productive and loyal.

November is usually the month to plan the training budgets for the year ahead. At Inatech-as in any other organisation-there were discussions with business heads on the projected plans and the arising training requirements. A cloud software company in physical oil trading and risk management, Inatech operates in a niche area.

Last year saw it all, kombucha-based cocktails (fermented tea to you and I), protein-packed insect snacks and commuters on scooters. There’s no doubt more and more of us are starting to lead healthier and balanced lifestyles, take the popularity of Veganuary this month for example. So what does 2018 have up its sleeve?

The Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning. Building Interactive, Fun, and Effective Learning Programs for Any Company. 2nd Edition Report has been published. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of industries from Business, Business and Finance, Management Markets.

This piece was originally published in Slate on April 19, 2015. Last year blogger Beejoli Shah started to notice a curious new artifact populating her social media feeds: screenshots of office chats, mostly taking place in an upstart workplace communication tool called Slack.

Geo-targeted advertising is becoming more and more important for marketers. Utilising platforms like in-vehicle entertainment, marketers are able to know exactly where the passenger has been collected from and where they are going – imagine serving ads to them whilst they’re in transit to a specific …

The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is bringing 50 years of strategic foresight experience to Legends, SecondMuse’s immersive storytelling and educational project in the South Pacific. Together with local health and nutrition experts in Tonga and Fiji, innovators will be using cutting-edge storytelling technologies, like virtual reality, and gamification, to draw attention to malnutrition issues in the South Pacific and help restore pride in traditional diets.

Gamification is a process to motivate participation, loyalty and engagement with the technique of game-design elements and game principles in a non-game context which plays an important role in user engagement, employee productivity and growth of the company. Gamification also adds advantages to increase customer base through marketing tools, employee recruitment, physical exercise and more.

Ever since the early 2010s when gamification began permeating more aspects of user interactions, the Moodle community started to show its interest, excitement, and healthy skepticism about the possibility of adding a ” game layer” on top of education. Moodle HQ’s Adrian Greeve has been a witness of its ebbs and flows, he shares in an interview for moodle.com.

Technology is an essential part of our lives today and only few people can imagine living without it. In the era of rapidly changing technology nearly every business has been affected in various ways. HR has always been the most crucial part of any business, as finding the right candidate to meet the business requirement is very important.

The Government and Public Sector Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of Government and Public Sector Industries. About Education Gamification Gamification is the process of implementing game mechanics into non-gaming contexts to drive user engagement and to enhance problem-solving.

A comprehensive analysis of the Global Gamification In E-Learning Market is been done in this intelligence report. It includes the investigations done on the past progress, ongoing market scenarios, and future prospects. An accurate data of the products, strategies and market shares of leading companies in this particular market is mentioned.

Source: DeepMarkit Corp CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the request of IIROC, DeepMarkit Corp., (“DeepMarkit” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: MKT) (OTCQB:MKTDF) wishes to confirm that the Company’s management is unaware of any material change in the Company’s operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.

Gary Audin | January 12, 2018 | With gamification and interactive training, your enterprise could reduce risk and improve user behavior around cybersecurity. We have to live with cybersecurity threats and attacks. This is not a static situation and continues to evolve. You can buy and subscribe to tools and services that help protect your networks and applications.

Games are widespread and most powerful ways through which human beings interact, have fun and by which they communicate. Human brains are wired for social bonding, positive feedback and to enjoy the challenges that games provide. Games rise awareness by using visual communication, limits the wastage of electrical energy and collaborative community engagement.

The rising use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in the education gamification sector will drive the growth prospects for the global education gamification market during the forecast period. VR and AR applications are used to provide interactive and immersive experiences using digital platforms.

Taking a Tesla road trip could one day become an even more rewarding experience than it already is. After announcing that one of its new Supercharger locations in Los Angeles will debut an old-school drive-in, complete with outdoor movie screens and a rock-themed restaurant, CEO Elon Musk responded gamely to a Tesla enthusiast who suggested …

Technologies like big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) are set to revolutionize the online learning space. In March 2017, Birmingham Business School announced it would be working on a new research project, to explore how big data can be used to drive more personalized learning online.

Startup: IoT Research Labs Founders: Deekshith Duvalla and Thanmai Deekshith Year it was founded: 2015 Where it is based: Hyderabad Sector: IoT and analytics-based sensors The problem it solves: Fleet management using IoT Funding raised: Bootstrapped Every industry faces multiple challenges, and opportunities to take them on using new technologies are aplenty.

Technology Solutions by Matt Alderton | January 09, 2018 In summer 2016, America was the site of a massive invasion. Intruders were everywhere — in parks, for instance, restaurants, museums, libraries, convention centers, and even public restrooms. Suddenly, new inhabitants appeared to occupy nearly every nook and cranny of American soil.

EXCLUSIVE – Fintech startup Greenlight Financial Technology has just added a new feature that helps kids understand tricky concepts like interest, APR and savings accounts. Today the Atlanta-based Greenlight unveiled a feature which lets kids create a savings account through their Greenlight app, an account that is controlled by a guardian.

By Whitney Jones, SVP, Data & Analysis at DigitasLBi CES 2018 was flush with gadgets that help people track and monitor their lives – health, fitness, home, neighborhood family, pets, cars, and other possessions. The mountain of data created by these devices is both a blessing (we are more informed) and a curse (we are doing more processing with the same amount of brainpower).

The business world has been embracing employee wellness programs in recent years, as companies seek to keep workers – especially millennials – happy and engaged while potentially reducing health costs.

YORK – York Middle School Language Arts teacher, Kimberly Snodgrass, is taking a creative approach to learning this year in her classroom. On Wednesday morning, she surprised her students with yet another classroom transformation. This time she went with an Olympics theme.

Energy Efficiency Gamification Market report provides an in detail study of Manufactures in the market which is based on the various objectives associated with an organization such as Analysis, Market Share, Regional Market Performance, Product Specification, and the Company Introduction.

Ahmedabad: On Friday, the second day of the International Communication Management Conference (ICMC) at MICA saw several experts explain reasons for the rise of augmented reality games, digital self-representation among young adults, virtual reality experiences and upcoming trends in dynamic media environment.

MANILA, Philippines – In the past 10 years or so, we’ve witnessed a pace of disruption in education that’s unmatched in previous decades. Books, curriculums, and even teachers are rapidly being replaced or complemented by online resources and digital tools such as tablets and mobile phones.

This article is part of Tech in Asia’s partnership with The Jay Kim Show where we publish the revised transcripts from the show’s podcast interviews with top entrepreneurs. This is heavily revised from the original show transcripts. For the full interview, go here. Piruze Sabuncu is the head of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong at Stripe.

DUBLIN, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The “2017-2018 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report” report has been added to Research and Markets’ offering. Enterprises need WFO functionality more than ever, and the vendors who are responding with innovations, including new architectures and intelligent automation will be best positioned to adapt to changing market needs.

Virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) is taking over the world, slowly dominating industries with attractive promises of modernising, streamlining and generally making work flows in a variety of industries more productive than ever. Next we have the Raymond Corporation taking on the technology to assist in the development of new and existing forklift operators.

"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! The job's a game!" Wise words uttered by none other than Mary Poppins, the mack-mommy of gamification. The super nanny blew our minds when she took the arduous task of cleaning a dirty playroom and made it fun for everyone by making it a game.

For StormX co-founder Simon Yu, the road to success couldn't have been thornier. Things got notably worse after his family was left with no choice but to declare bankruptcy. Yu was in college back then and with no source of substantial income.

Cars are treated as pieces of art and not driven during their holding period The Australia-based BitCar allows fractional ownership of luxury vehicles, including Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Bugattis Blockchain-based "tokenisation" of car ownership that allows car enthusiasts to own "fractions" of luxury vehicles is a perfect fit for the car-crazed Gulf region, according to the representatives of blockchain platform BitCar.

Sustainable living could be yucky to most of us at first! Let us face it, the idea of having to 'recycle' anything always brings up memories of torn hand me downs or unpalatable food leftovers. This visceral 'yuck factor' is a consequence of our 'capacity to disgust', according to University of Sheffield's Philip Powell.

The market research report by QY Research provides detailed study on the overall Healthcare Gamification market size, its financial positions, its unique selling points, key products, and key developments. This research report has segmented the Healthcare Gamification market based on the segments covering all the domains in terms of type, country, region, forecasting revenues, and market share, along with analysis of latest trends in every sub-segment.

Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. This originally appeared in the Behavioral Scientist's "Connected State of Mind" issue, which explores the impact of tech use on our behavior, brains, and relationships. View the complete issue .

Ludwig Wittgenstein once observed, "If a lion could speak, we could not understand him." But Ludo, mind if I ask how much time you've actually spent with lions? Thought not. Because that's rubbish, at least in the sense that humans and lions couldn't possibly have common ground for a conversation.

Participatory Health through Social Media explores how traditional models of healthcare can be delivered differently through social media and online games, and how these technologies are changing the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as their impact on health behavior change.

In today's highly-social uber-connected world, success of a brand is heavily dependent on the credible social conversations that the top 20% of their consumers are having about their product. With too much marketing interference, a staggering 60% consumers feel more negatively about advertising than they did a year ago.

Baby boomers are finally starting to retire, and there are 80 million millennials ready to take their place. This transition will mark the largest generational shift in the post-depression workforce. There is great potential in the millennial generation, and plenty of talent.

"Algorithms are as biased as the humans who designed or commissioned them with a certain intention. We should therefore spark an open debate about the goals of software systems with social impact." -- Ralph Müller-Eiselt Biased algorithms are everywhere, so at a critical moment in the evolution of machine learning and AI, why aren't we talking about the societal issues this poses?

There are many difficult decisions you'll be forced to make as an entrepreneur. Once you've built your site and got it up and running, you'll be tasked with making continuous improvements. To stay ahead of your competitors, it's important that your website is equipped to handle and help every potential customer that lands on your page.

Hiring new employees onto your enterprise staff is a costly process, and these costs and challenges don't end when a candidate accepts your offer. Employee onboarding is a necessary evil that can sap the resources of any organization.

Imagine riding your bus or train to work. You're a bit bored and a little distracted as you need to keep checking your watch and listening for the station announcements to be sure you don't miss your stop. Looking around you see a paper advertisement promoting a recently renovated auto museum.

What is the difference between a loyalty program and a loyalty experience and why is it important to loyalty marketers? That is a topic that Loyalty360 discussed with Barry Kirk, VP, Loyalty Solutions, Maritz.

LAS VEGAS-A few years ago, the makers of Tinder realized (correctly) that LinkedIn is annoying. It didn't matter that their expertise was in making a dating app. Like any entrepreneurial crew of tech dudes, they decided to create a new startup that would overcome the lingering challenges of professional networking.

With global employee collaboration and connectivity on the rise, video has increasingly become one of the premier platforms for learning and development programmes. Organisations are looking to meet the L&D needs of an increasingly diverse workforce, and video is a cost-effective and engaging way to achieve that.

In this report, the United States Biological Safety Cabinet market is valued at USD XX million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022.

At the inaugural Ixia Cyber Combat held in December 2017, 20 two-person teams of security-focused participants from various verticals - FSI, technology, government and education - pitted their skills against one another in a 12-hour test of skill, strategy and endurance.

G amification, the act of layering game-like features onto a platform, is a powerful tool when combined with blockchain technology. Marketing paradigms in the online world shift so rapidly that it's hard even for professionals to discern which channels are best for reaching certain target audiences.

The Energy Efficiency Gamification market report includes a comprehensive analysis of the present state of the market. The report starts with the basic industry overview and then goes into each and every detail. The Energy Efficiency Gamification Market research report provides an in-depth analysis of the major Energy Efficiency Gamification industry leading players along with the company profiles and strategies adopted by them.

It's a scenario every parent can relate to - your child brings home a note about a school-related activity the day before it's happening. It might have been squished at the bottom of Tyler's bag for weeks or perhaps Lucy just left it in her locker and decided to bring it home today.

Guest Blog by Kenny Bain, CEO of Rant & Rave explains the intrinsic link between employee and customer engagement. With the proliferation of communication channels, customers now have more power and information than ever before, and they expect instant service gratification. This has led to a widening expectation gap with today's businesses where 61% of customers churned in 2016.

For decades, parents have been in despair over children's incessant hours on the PC, lost to the world and wholly absorbed in 'mindless' gaming. They would be surprised to learn it happens to adults too. But how much gaming is too much and how can you tell when someone has an actual gaming disorder?

The proliferation of internet connectivity will be the harbinger of education technology and catalyze the Indian education landscape in the coming few years and we are bound to see exciting times ahead. This past year has been quite the roller coaster ride in the education sector with higher education leaders having faced numerous challenges.

As much as we'd like to think we've refined the hiring process over the years to carefully select the best candidate for the job, bias still creeps in. Candidates who come from privileged backgrounds are more able to source impressive, well-connected referrers and this perpetuates the cycle of privilege.

Wearable tech has seen increased use in the past few years following the gamification of physical activity and obsessive-compulsive stat-tracking software. Popularized by companies like Fitbit and Apple, the popularity of activity trackers shows no signs of slowing down.

It can be hard to stick with your New Year's resolutions at the gym. But there's a new device called MyZone that some gyms are using that can help you get a jump start.Sometimes we use it to run challenges with our members to track their effort points, an

ANALYSIS | The show's confusing mix-up is irresponsible In an episode exploring the boundaries of parental control, the Netflix series "Black Mirror" fudges the limits of emergency contraceptives. Episode 2 of the show's fourth season brings us Marie (played by Rosemarie DeWitt).

Google estimates that 80 percent of the global workforce is made up of employees without a desk or dedicated computer, also known as deskless workers. These employees are crucial to today's economy, yet many organizations struggle with retaining these individuals.

Source: Research and Markets Dublin, Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Transhumanism" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. How will we define humans in future, and how will this new definition change your business?

As much as we'd like to think we've refined the hiring process over the years to carefully select the best candidate for the job, bias still creeps in. Candidates who come from privileged backgrounds are more able to source impressive, well-connected referrers and this perpetuates the cycle of privilege.

It seems there will be a major influx of new Ethereum-based investment opportunities/semi-Ponzi schemes very soon. Following CryptoKitties and EtherTanks, we now have a new browser-based game called EtherRacing. All three concepts are virtually the same, although the gamification element is certainly a nice touch.

Photo has been resized. Courtesy of Ted Eytan, Flickr. When healthcare innovators discuss patient engagement, they could be talking about any number of things: how to get people with a certain disease to take charge of their care, data ownership and empowerment, or better access to important information, to name a few.

Last week, I had attended a private meeting that ushered high-level technology leaders from well-known companies who share a common history in the digital transformation (DX) movement in India. The propensity of businesses to adopt new technological strategies poses a matter of question to businesses far and wide.

The government's Autumn budget signalled a real step change for the tech industry. The move to create a new National Centre for Computing and triple the number of computer science teachers represents significant progress - especially considering recent findings that more than half of England's secondary schools did not offer GCSE computer science in 2015-16.

Participatory Health through Social Media explores how traditional models of healthcare can be delivered differently through social media and online games, and how these technologies are changing the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as their impact on health behavior change.

What do the world's best brands and most successful influencers have in common? One comonality is a massive Instagram following that can be mobilized at the drop of a hat to take a specific action. Related: 6 Proven Ways to Empower Your Brand's Instagram Marketing Cultivating a strong Instagram following is a great way to build an audience or a customer base.

International markets now account for over 90% of the service's registered user base, following similar partnerships across Latin America and Europe. The Paris-based EdTech company's new distribution partners are Kolibri Education in Turkey, Connectere Solutions in Singapore, Learning Resources Network in Bahrain and EduCapsule Learning Initiatives in India.

The Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Program is the most prestigious awards program in the industry. The program was one of the first of its kind in the learning industry, which was pioneered in 1994. Mike Cooke, Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group, said, "Our technology award winners are truly outstanding and set a high bar for others.

Digital marketing has been in a constant state of transition since its inception, evolving more rapidly than traditional media in its short lifespan. From banner ads and pop-ups to PPC and SEO, digital marketing strategies must rapidly adapt to a changing online landscape. Nevertheless, the industry is often left playing catch-up to shifting consumer preferences.

Health system information security today requires much more teamwork with clinicians and other staff members. Jason Johnson, CISSP, PMP, CAHIMS, manager of information security and customer experience at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., is working to develop a strong focus on culture and learning rather than just technology solutions.

Behavioral science is a relatively new and influential domain. It helps us understand ourselves better-which is certainly welcome as we come to recognize how we are predisposed to stick with routines no matter how uncomfortable, unhealthy or illogical they may be.

The B2B exhibitions market size in US is projected to grow from $12.83 billion in 2017 to $36.35 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 4.88%. Arizton's recent market research report on the B2B exhibitions market in US provides comprehensive industry analysis, trend forecasts, and competitive analysis.

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Attempts towards hiring automation have been visible for a while now and will become more pronounced in the coming year. The field of talent assessments, an integral part of modern HR practices, is witnessing a major flux too. Predictive Analytics The flavor of the season for talent assessments seems to be predictive analytics and machine learning.

The education sector in India has seen several trends that helped the sector to improve the processes and to bring its standard at par with the global level. Rahul Belwalkar, CEO, SecUR Credentials, writes about such trends of 2017 for Elets News Network (ENN).

Until fully autonomous trucks are powering loads, motor carriers will continue to invest in new technology to better evaluate and improve driver performance. Since the dawn of the 20 th century, technology has advanced to effectively close the gap between the office and the cab.

It can be hard to stick with your New Year's resolutions at the gym. But there's a new device called MyZone that some gyms are using that can help you get a jump start.Sometimes we use it to run challenges with our members to track their effort points, an

Wearable tech has seen increased use in the past few years following the gamification of physical activity and obsessive-compulsive stat-tracking software. Popularized by companies like Fitbit and Apple, the popularity of activity trackers shows no signs of slowing down.

As much as we'd like to think we've refined the hiring process over the years to carefully select the best candidate for the job, bias still creeps in. Candidates who come from privileged backgrounds are more able to source impressive, well-connected referrers and this perpetuates the cycle of privilege.

With global employee collaboration and connectivity on the rise, video has increasingly become one of the premier platforms for learning and development programmes. Organisations are looking to meet the L&D needs of an increasingly diverse workforce, and video is a cost-effective and engaging way to achieve that.

Health system information security today requires much more teamwork with clinicians and other staff members. Jason Johnson, CISSP, PMP, CAHIMS, manager of information security and customer experience at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., is working to develop a strong focus on culture and learning rather than just technology solutions.

Social networking theory inspired social media, which changed how we interact in the marketplace and with each other. Now, in the wake of scandals and a tone-deaf adherence to a one-dimensional mostly ad-driven business model, it is possible that social media has jumped the shark.

For a recreational athlete who thrives outdoors, indoor workouts can be a chore. And for a spin enthusiast who loves the energy of a class environment, solo workouts can feel isolating. But when the weather turns icy and foul, an indoor, at-home workout may be the only option at your disposal.

The best 7-minute workouts on the planet are the ones you'll actually do. This is what I know for sure after testing out more than 30 of them over the past few months. That and yes, they really do work.

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Uncategorised Gamification is simply the application of typical elements of game play, says Grant Morgan, senior marketing manager at Poken by GES. Here are his top tips: 4. Get your objectives in line, and make them realistic Ask yourself what determines success from the customer’s point of view?

By Madu Ratnayake, CIO & Head – Business Process Excellence, Virtusa Corp In 2017 we witnessed a number of emerging technologies getting an early entrance to enterprises. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, robotics, virtual reality/augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics process automation (RPA), cloud and blockchain are some of the disruptive technologies that emerged and became the hot topic of discussion at almost every organization worldwide.

It’s safe to say that we now live in a freelance economy. More and more people are choosing to become freelancers over traditional employment. While there are many benefits to freelancing, there are also struggles. Freelancers must play many different roles and juggle multiple tasks at any given time.

Consulting services is mostly used digital patient engagement solutions services. This service solution ensures that the health organizations are providing effective approaches for patient engagement. Various market players are involved in designing various digital patient engagement solutions equipped with different kind of solutions for consulting services.

Yes, believe it: Retro games are making a big comeback. The Commodore 64 gamer computer, a smash in the 1980s, will soon be providing players with a second round, via the upcoming release of the $70 C64 Mini — a system complete with 64 games, a joystick and easy connectivity to a TV or other peripherals.

Various policies and news are also included in the United States CNC Vertical Machining Center Market report. This includes labour cost, depreciation cost, raw material cost and other costs. The production process is analysed with respect to various aspects like, manufacturing plant distribution, capacity, commercial production, R&D status, raw material source and technology source.

Our analysts forecast the Global Next Generation LMS for Higher Education Market to grow at a CAGR of +26% by revenue during the period 2017-2022. This industry research report identifies the better content management functionalities offered by these learning management systems to be one of the major factors that will have a positive impact on the growth of this market in the coming years.

Does exercise sometimes feel like an annoying chore? Adding a little friendly competition and other “gamification” strategies just might help, according to a new study. The six-month-long study included 94 families who tracked their daily step counts with a wearable device or a smartphone.

This statistical surveying research report on the Global Gamification in E-Learning Market is an all-encompassing study of the industry sectors, up-to-date outlines, industry development, drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It contains an analysis of late augmentations in innovation, Porter’s five forces analysis and progressive profiles of hand-picked industry competitors.

The research report, titled “Global Gamification in E-Learning Market Report 2022,” offers an unmistakable understanding of the topic. The exploration report tries to appreciate the leading-edge techniques taken by vendors in the overall market to offer product detachment through Porter’s five forces analysis.

2017 has been a year of highs and lows for the tech industry. Witnessing some of the most aggressive worldwide ransomware attacks in history – Petya and WannaCry to name just a couple – to seeing some of the biggest advancements in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G and the cloud; 2017 truly has been a remarkable year.

Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Whether those new year’s resolutions stem from impromptu ideas that somehow enter the mind on New Year’s Eve (Cheers!) or are well-conceived, logical plans of action, most of those resolutions fail to result in life-changing, long-term success stories.

Fashion portal Myntra is betting on gamification to lure more customers as the company launches its flagship event End of Reason Sale (EORS) which coincides with the end of season sales by brick-and-mortar stores.

German sportswear and equipment MNC Adidas announced that it will be closing down its hardware division, and therefore, will stall the production of wearable fitness devices. The announcement is one that has been doing rounds in the past as well, as Adidas had already been shifting focus from hardware development for a while now.

VALLETTA, Malta, Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PG SOFT has released their latest game, Joker Wild. PG SOFT has injected a new and exciting elements to spruce up five-card poker. It has also provided a handy roadmap and animated gestures. This game promises endless hours of fun and engaging gameplay for all.

Don’t know how to change a tire when you desperately need to? No problem. What if all you needed was a set of glasses and an expert technician would virtually come to wherever you are and walk you through the necessary steps?

Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd unveiled Eddy, a sign language mobile app designed for the deaf community and anyone looking to learn Malaysian Sign Language (MSL), the result of a collaboration with BAXS Technology.

Chase credit cardholders will ring in the New Year with an expanded, but temporary, incentive program when making mobile payments. As the following article describes, Chase is offering cash back not only on its Chase Pay app transactions, but also when using its Freedom card as part of a smartphone mobile wallet.

Partnering with tournament gaming technology firm GamingGrids, Knowledge.io aims to gamificate learning process inspiring its users to share knowledge in exchange for new Knowledge tokens. Gamified learning platform Knowledge.io has announced a pre-sale of its Knowledge Tokens to take place on January 15 th , 2018.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ePlay Digital Inc. (CSE:EPY) (Frankfurt: 2NY2) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mobovivo today announce that they will be demonstrating the latest version of its Augmented Reality (AR) Game Engine at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month.

A press release on the official Moodle blog announces the designation of EDUdigital as a certified Moodle partner in Portugal, the second of its kind, bringing the tally to 94 worldwide. Founded in 2008, EDUdigital offers deployment, development, training, and gamification, among other Moodle-centered services.

Guest column: David Speer, Industry Consultant of Media and Publishing, North America, of MPP Global, says the main problem is Facebook’s control of readership data Competing for the best possible subscribers’ attention becomes more challenging by the day. Facebook, arguably the strongest social media and …

In the marketing calendar, December is a time for reflecting on the year that’s been and working out priorities for the next. Here’s my take on five hot topics that agencies and clients need to be giving time to in 2018.

EdTech trends 2018: The revolution underway in the K-12 sector has brought a shift in the approach of learners from just clearing exams towards a more quality-driven education. The tremendous growth we have witnessed in the last couple of years and are also about to experience in the next couple of years could be attributed to this shift in approach and mindset.

The idea for Safe Group, a new Los Angeles company that’s developed a mobile app to track and verify a user’s sexual health, started on the Playa at Burning Man. The company’s chief executive and co-founder Ken Mayer was dating someone at the time who demanded to see the results of a recent STD test before agreeing to have sex.

“Even if our solutions were very simple, we could not have implemented them on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. It asserts an unfakeable truth of civic responsibility: If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.”

China’s leading job posting and recruitment portal, Jobable, has launched a brand new solution to help organizations uncover vital insights into hiring trends, gaps, and opportunities. Human Capital Analytics is the newest in a series of advanced tech updates from Jobable – their gamification-based skill gap identification tool called ‘CV Fighter’ also gained traction recently.

Join the professional network for digital learning leaders Sign up now! If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. The first is the spread of free public-university tuition programs in American cities and states.

Loomia has announced a partnership with L.L. Bean, bringing their blockchain powered smart textile technology to the century-old outdoor clothing company. Loomia ‘s blockchain powered smart textile technology can enable companies to gather information on how their products are used, while also ensuring that the user’s information is shared securely and anonymously.

MintHealth, a global decentralized health platform with a portable, secure, and self-sovereign personal health record (PHR) built on blockchain technology and designed to drive healthy patient behavior through the Vidamint token. MintHealth announces the immediate availability of the associated white paper behind a planned Vidamint (VIDA) token sale in Q1 of 2018.

Corporate America is teeming at this time of year with seasonal employees and temps who handle anything from annual benefits enrollment tasks in call centers to filling holiday shopping orders as Santa’s little helpers. These contingent workforces aim to provide callers with satisfying customer-service experiences from afar, but that’s not always the case.

The data at our disposal enables us to transform increasingly pervasive tools into highly persuasive consumer experiences. The more these data-driven experiences serve the individual, the better they will serve the brand. By 2025, there’ll be 180 trillion gigabytes of data, and data monetization will become a major source of revenue.

By Sujaya Banerjee Few modern companies remain untouched by the urgency of innovation. When it comes to strategising for a technological revolution, the question ‘whether’ often drowns out the question of ‘when’. Unfortunately, it can be devastating to get the ‘whether’ right and the ‘when’ wrong.

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) today announces its second Ambassadors Class, 45 scientists and tech champions across Africa, all under 42 years of age, who are solving Africa’s and the world’s challenges. An initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the

St James Investment Company Llc decreased its stake in Diageo P L C (DEO) by 41.43% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. St James Investment Company Llc sold 139,299 shares as the company’s stock rose 5.26% with the market. The institutional investor held 196,956 shares of the beverages (production and distribution) …

Too often, managers at casual dining restaurants face the challenge of wait staff retention. Despite changing KPIs to reflect the “value” of hours vs. just hours, making sure high performers are recognized and rewarded with the best shifts and best tables – high performing servers who train and excel at casual dining establishments often leave for higher-echelon restaurants.

Numerous enterprises are effectively applying gaming components in non-diversion settings utilizing a strategy called gamification. It has been broadly utilized as a part of fields like training and military for quite a long time. In any case, the idea of gamification began to create enthusiasm for the healthcare business just over the most recent couple of years.

Prime Minister NarendraModi in a recent programme stated that the focus needs to shift from quantity to quality of education. Using this as a premise, technology can be a significant driver of quality education, so that increasing number of schools can provide a holistic and interactive learning experience to make our students future ready.

It’s crunch time! Barely a month before the year ends, the pressure is on to reach targets and make quotas. Morale naturally dips, especially for team members lagging behind. And, as manager, this is not what you want. Morale is a crucial differentiator when it comes to successful organizations.

Just like marketing automation is used to automate marketing – personalize and make it contextual – engagement automation is about better management and communication with employees for performance management or learning NEW YORK December 18, 2017 GamEffective, an award-winning eLearning and performance enterprise gamification company, announced today a set of features that enable “engagement automation”….

Tying mobile wallet payment functionality with loyalty programs and gamification of reward earning serve to increase consumer interest, and the merchant interest in acceptance to access the associated data. Take-up may still be low, but the buzz around these solutions has made consumers realise that paying by mobile is the inevitable future.

With critical acclaim and unparalleled hype, the latest entry in the Luke Skywalker saga has arrived in theaters. If you just can’t get enough “Star Wars,” AppleInsider has you covered, with some of the coolest toys, best apps, games and more.

The purpose of exercise and fitness has always been to maintain both physiological and psychological wellbeing. Although this hasn’t changed, the more scientific advances we make in understanding how our bodies work, the more we recognize the aspects to exercise that can help us to achieve optimal health. What shifts

Next time you get your annual physical, will the internet of things play a role in that checkup? Maybe. But what could that look like? IoT plays a role in a multitude of industries and verticals, we have heard how IoT will impact how John Deere helps farmers, how it impacts the way GE and Rolls-Royce manage their fleets of planes, and how ExxonMobile is using IoT to remotely monitor its facilities.

Using almost 3 years of feedback data, real time performance management provider Pay Compliment has found that workers, and particularly managers, need constant reminders before frequently sharing feedback becomes a regular habit. The good news is that technology can help to measure and manage what’s really happening inside your coaching culture.

MISSION, RGV – Alberto ‘Beto” Altamirano, a Sharyland native and co-founder of Cityflag, a civic engagement app, was recently on a tour of Europe to promote the concept of smart cities. In Paris, he participated in a conference with mayors from all over world who spoke about the big plans they have to make their municipalities smart cities.

Some of the most immersive experiences in VR are due to the the simplest things. The ability to smoke a virtual cigar. Twirling a gun around your finger while riding an elevator. Pulling yourself up a ladder with your hands.

by Justin Reynolds Visions of a great civilisation enjoying ‘peace under heaven’ have haunted the Chinese imagination from the time of the sages to today, when President Xi Jingping’s ‘China Dream’ of a prosperous ordered nation is propagated ceaselessly by the state-controlled media. Here hypermodernity is filtered through ancient virtues.

There’s no denying it: smartphones and tablets have transformed our world. Over the past decade, mobile devices have massively altered the ways in which we communicate, collaborate and transact with each other. What’s more, the way we, as humans, interact with our mobile devices is not like anything that has come before.

I spoke to Des O’Connor about digital selling and the opportunities and challenges for technology startups in the UK. Just to start off, and to give the interview a little bit of context, can you tell me a little bit more about what you do at EY? Yeah, sure.

Providing timely, useful and relevant content, tailored to the needs of your audience is the most important aspect of designing a mobile learning programme. To achieves these outcomes there are many other factors to consider. Here are 8 tips for delivering sucessful mobile learning programmes: 1.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Success in entrepreneurship is often preceded by stories of innovation, persistence, and lessons learned. These themes held true in the words shared by student entrepreneurs during a recent class in Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST).

Tinder has announced it’s trialling a new update that could see you spend even more time swiping through the app, as you continue your quest for true love, a breezy hook-up, or the complicated grey area in between.

In the past 10 years alone, tech invaded classrooms and played a crucial role in disrupting the way knowledge is consumed worldwide. Benchmarking this with what’s happening in the edtech scene regionally, Arab innovators and educators are not standing still one bit.

Nike has created a basketball court in Manila, Philippines, that allows players to download training content and advice about basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. The Hyper Court allows people to download the content data-free, such as drill videos from coaches and gamification elements and scoring, creating tools within the court to help them improve their game.

Nike has created a basketball court in Manila, Philippines, that allows players to download training content and advice about basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. The Hyper Court allows people to download the content data-free, such as drill videos from coaches and gamification elements and scoring, creating tools within the court to help them improve their game.

Nike has created a basketball court in Manila, Philippines, that allows players to download training content and advice about basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. The Hyper Court allows people to download the content data-free, such as drill videos from coaches and gamification elements and scoring, creating tools within the court to help them improve their game.

Nike has created a basketball court in Manila, Philippines, that allows players to download training content and advice about basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. The Hyper Court allows people to download the content data-free, such as drill videos from coaches and gamification elements and scoring, creating tools within the court to help them improve their game.

Nike has created a basketball court in Manila, Philippines, that allows players to download training content and advice about basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. The Hyper Court allows people to download the content data-free, such as drill videos from coaches and gamification elements and scoring, creating tools within the court to help them improve their game.

By | Published: 12:05 am 12:15 am Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based edutech startup IndigoLearn which focuses on accounting and finance is planning to raise $10-15 million in the next three years to expand its operations. The company which is seeing a surge in digital adoption finds the e-learning space attractive.

The government has put the further education sector at the forefront of a drive to equip students with knowledge and experience they will need in the workplace and to deliver relevant courses that will help close the UK’s technical skills gap.

It’s very exciting to find a company like Gravity Board Games, which shares the same learning beliefs that student and teacher engagement and empowerment mean a better outcome not just academically, but socially as well. Carmel, Ind. December 13, 2017 Educational design and technology company CuroGens Learning today announced a digital partnership with Gravity Board…

The president of the United States cannot seem to stop tweeting. Despite stern advice from his advisors and opprobrium from the world, not a day goes by that POTUS doesn’t escalate some tension in 140 280 characters.

In 2014, the Chinese government announced the creation of a “social credit rating system” to be instituted in 2020. The coming social credit system has its roots in a general fear that public morale is in decline and a wish to facilitate a shift away from personalized trust to an institutionalized trust expressed in a simple credit score.

ReportsMonitor.com has added Global Methanol Market Research Report 2017. The study document titled Global Methanol industry gives helpful observations into the general trends as well as the points that propel this World-wide market. This industry examine completely covers the salient highlights of the Global Methanol market regarding the industry structure and even landscape designs, difficulties and desire ideas, along with projected current market effectiveness .

William Hill PLC, Playtech PLC, and Paddy Power Betfair PLC were the dominant players in the global online gambling and betting market for 2015. The market had also seen the names Amaya, Inc., and Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC marked as highly promising players expected to generate larger shares for themselves over the coming years.

New York, NY – (SBWIRE) – 12/08/2017 – About gamification Gamification is the process of implementing game mechanics into non-gaming context to engage users and solve problems. Points, badges, a leaderboard, challenges, and rewards are examples of game mechanics. Gamification does not create real games but uses game techniques to engage students toward comprehensive learning.

Startup marketing has become an interesting subject matter for many academicians and investors across the world. Some startups invest in marketing from the get-go; others wait until the time is right and they’ve received multiple rounds of funding.

The Augmented Reality (AR) app-based promotion runs till 24 December. Passengers at Berlin Schönefeld Airport are in with the chance of winning a discount of up to 20% off their purchases in Heinemann Duty Free as part of a festive promotion.

Players emulate what they play into the community: when games don’t take violence and trauma seriously, they become joke subjects. We need games that encourage players to think and reflect on actions, but it can be hard when the environment fights change.

Many in the financial services industry would like to see similar initiatives to drive up standards of personal finance education as well. For many years those concerned about poor standards of financial education in the UK have been focused on getting this subject onto the school curriculum.

If you look back 10 years, Search Engine Optimization has changed dramatically; for the most part, mechanisms have been put in place making it harder to manipulate, with favor being put on doing SEO honestly – writing good content, linking from relevant, authoritative sites, etc. Don’t take shortcuts or cut corners.

“Five to ten years from now people will look back on this time and say ‘that’s when things started to change’.” Ashley Turing, founder and Chief Executive of LiveTree ADEPT, sees a paradigm shift happening towards decentralisation and a redistribution of wealth, with the film and TV industry playing a key role in this evolution.

BERLIN: Market research is facing problems around participation and data quality but tweaking traditional research methods can make a significant difference to engagement and response rates. Alex Wheatley, research innovator at Lightspeed, discussed this topic at the recent MRMW Europe conference in Berlin, where he outlined how simply asking questions in a more appealing way had paid dividends for logistics firm DHL.

TORONTO (PRWEB) December 08, 2017 Easypromos has prepared a forecast of the top 10 booming trends that will dominate promotional marketing in 2018. Periodic lead capture contests connected with CRM and DMP to define user profiles. Instagram giveaways to grow community flourish; on Facebook, creative sweepstakes are used to activate the community.

The Insight Partners Learning Management system (LMS) is a web based application which is used for e-learning programs like administration, tracking, reporting, delivery courses and training content. LMS is an extension of classical forms of learning. It act as a framework which is used to handle all aspects of learning process.

What are CryptoKitties and why has the Ethereum network begun to obsess about them? CryptoKitties are the breedable, lovable, interactive smart contracts for Ethereum designed by AxiomZen, a design studio based in San Francisco and Vancounver. Essentially, you now have the choice to have fun when you buy and sell ETH, as opposed to just staring at a boring exchange terminal.

(HealthDay)-Many older patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) use personal electronic devices, and most are willing to play a game to monitor vision, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.

The Most Intense 45 Minutes Of Your Life Is Well Worth The Gruelling Effort With the plethora of celebrity fitness routines out there to target every muscle group and to suit different fitness goals, choosing the perfect workout can be quite overwhelming.

Following the upsurge of the Internet of Things, the technology that has been making its way into people’s lives today is indeed the iBeacon Technology. Beacons have been successful in captivating the interest of the tech industry ever since it was introduced by Apple in the year 2013.

Remember the exciting days of collecting Yu-Gi-Oh cards? Or, maybe you were more of a Pokemon game fan? Well, if you have a desire to rekindle your nostalgic “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” attitude and are interested in cryptocurrency, today you are in luck. Enter the world of CryptoKitties.

Although I have not been a teacher since 2005, I still have fond memories of my former career and I keep a watch on how education has been adapting over the years. One aspect that I am glad has been changing is the perception of how technology has been thought of as a disruptive influence in the classroom; thankfully, that is changing.

Creative people just want to perform at their best and see the team succeed in finding the best solutions to the problems at hand. Formulate the rules of evaluation of the propositions as clearly as you would explain the rules of a game.

The competition is expected to catalyze smart city projects around the country, concluding with a $5 million grand prize. (Getty Images) With millions of dollars in smart city funding at stake, 324 cities have submitted projects to win this year’s Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge.

Bank of America is rolling out a few updates to its mobile app and related digital-banking services this week. Some are seasonal, and others are meant to get customers more engaged with the bank’s app, which has 24 million users. It’s also setting up digital-only “Advanced Centers” where the only interaction with humans is through a video link.

Leading brands know that running a successful business is more than selling and making a profit; long-term success is defined by a brand’s ability to form a lasting connection with its customers. In addition, customers are increasingly looking to humanize the brands they do business with.

For decades, technology trends have come and gone in the financial industry, but this time, the innovation feels different. Passive strategies, robo-advice, and regulatory scrutiny are bringing technological changes to how advisers construct portfolios and manage client assets. Some trends will turn out to be fads, but others could permanently change the industry.

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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2017/12/13/november-2017/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 13:30:34 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=267Singles’ Day highlights value of online to offline integration China’s Singles’ Day has grown beyond a Chinese online sales campaign into an international, omni-channel, retail-as-entertainment festival. What made this year’s bonanza even more interesting was the extension of “New Retail” into a wider physical footprint. indaHash Announces Launch of Main ICO to Tokenize the Influencer […]

China’s Singles’ Day has grown beyond a Chinese online sales campaign into an international, omni-channel, retail-as-entertainment festival. What made this year’s bonanza even more interesting was the extension of “New Retail” into a wider physical footprint.

indaHash.com, the global technology platform that connects more than 300,000 digital influencers with a combined reach of 1 billion followers to brands around the world, today announced the launch of their ICO. The indaHash Coin is a universal cryptocurrency structure available to social media influencers, their audiences and brands.

Despite all its myriad shortcomings, 2017 has been extravagantly kind to the cryptocurrency market. , Ethereum, and the like have hit all-time high values beyond what even the most optimistic enthusiast could have imagined. There are countless new cryptocurrencies catering to several applications of blockchain flooding the market every day, and crypto-coins are finally achieving mainstream relevance.

The increasing influence of technology in education is offering us a glimpse into a gradually evolving realm of unconstrained learning. Technology’s transformative nature is like that of an excited particle that alters the status quo of any physical space it enters.

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LiveTree ADEPT is the world’s first completely transparent platform for end-to-end creation, funding and distribution of film and television. London, November 28 2017 LiveTree ADEPT, the world’s first community-powered film, TV and content network is set to disrupt the likes of Netflix’s subscription service by decentralizing the entertainment industry.

“Security’s always seen as a cost. There’s no immediate benefit, right? It’s not something that’s ‘seen’,” Echemendia tells Techworld. “They’ve got a production budget, that is already accounted for. That’s for the actors and the lighting and the director and so forth.

About AirTalk® Join KPCC’s AirTalk with host Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, the arts, entertainment, and more. Call-in number: 866-893-5722 Are you someone who listens to podcast at super high speed so you can get through them?

Goa, New Delhi, Delhi, India NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, entered into a strategic partnership with UP! Your Service, the global leader in creating cultures of service excellence worldwide. Founded by Ron Kaufman, the globally renowned Service Culture Consultant, UP!

When fitness trackers alone fail to get families moving enough, turning step counts into a competition might help people get more exercise, a small experiment suggests. Researchers gave fitness trackers to 200 adults and asked them to set daily step-count goals to increase their activity levels.

Moscow – Oct. 25, 2017 – MDK, one of the largest Russian entertainment communities of over 20 million social media users, today announced the plans to create a new mobile app and to launch a new blockchain project decentralizing social media value and allowing participants to earn cryptocurrency rewards for active content creation, moderation and amplification.

“These games provide a much higher level of engagement and provide a safe environment for employees to use the information just delivered to them. Equally important, the analytics from the gameplay provides employers comprehensive data on employee learning gaps and behavioral trends.” New York, New York November 06, 2017 New York, November 6, 2017 –…

When you think about e-learning, an employee at a desk staring at a computer screen comes to mind. But for many positions, a desk and dedicated computer aren’t in the job description – and the marketplace is only just beginning to address these challenges.

By | Published: 12:00 am 4:29 pm Retail industry in India is fraught with intense competition not only between online and brick-and-mortar counterparts but also between different online stores. Consumers are relying on the online engines to make recommendations, read reviews and grab interesting offers. However, consumers are also increasingly fickle.

Niantic, the company behind the popular mobile game Pokémon Go has acquired a startup called Evertoon, which is exploring ways to add “social mechanics to digital products.” “The Niantic family is growing, and we couldn’t be more pleased to welcome a great group of people who will help evolve, challenge and grow our company in new ways.

Online marketing is on the verge of imploding and giving rise to an entirely different business model. With the number of emerging technologies, the online marketing is making a quick shift from contextual marketing to immersive marketing. Businesses are constantly adapting to the fast-paced change in the way they operate, given the evolution of technology.

What has a pre-season, post-season, and championship playoff? If you said “football,” you’re not wrong – but the terms could also apply to the holiday shopping season, which has swelled so much in recent years that it has almost become three seasons in one.

The 100 gems represent the top 4 percent of the thousands of tech products and services we’ve tested in the PC Lab this year. If you want to know what to buy this holiday season, here’s your list. When you test as many products as the PCMag analysts do, it’s not surprising that they all start to look alike.

CryptoKitties is an interesting new gaming experiment for desktop computers, allowing users to breed, collect and trade virtual cats on the Ethereum Blockchain. Cats and the internet would appear to be synonymous, so it comes as no surprise to see cutting edge technology and technologists embracing our feline friends as part of their development focus.

The eventual dream for wearable fitness devices is to allow us to see how our body reacts to the things we do, so we can fully understand our actions and make positive changes. Some things we can see in real-time, like heart rate, but mostly the information is delivered at the end of the day.

How many times have you picked up your phone today? Are you reading this on your phone right now? In today’s smartphone-saturated world, it seems like our heads are always bent toward our devices-even when we’re at important events. Do event professionals stand a chance of grabbing the attention of phone-obsessed attendees?

In the summer of 2016, an app was made available for free to its consumers, who immediately participated in one of the largest and most successful brand campaigns of the year. There were talks on whether it could be classified as a mobile health app since it resulted in over 100 billion steps being taken by its users within the first three months.

Commuters in Coventry are being urged to trial an innovative research app which aims to reduce traffic congestion heading into the city centre. The Intelligent Variable Message Systems ( iVMS) is the first of its kind in the UK.

Love it or hate it, Black Friday is almost upon us. This means marketing teams are in overdrive, all looking to out-market the other with above-the-line campaigns. With all this marketing spend allocated, a very important aspect often gets overlooked: how to deal with the increase in volume of social, digital customer interactions.

In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits.

Share with: Seasoned healthcare executives and physician entrepreneurs announce the launch of MintHealth, a portable, secure, and self-sovereign personal health record (PHR) built using blockchain technology. This global decentralized health platform will align all healthcare stakeholders around the shared goal of empowering patients to minimize their risk for developing and suffering complications of chronic conditions.

Knowledge.io’s revolutionary platform could be the new standard for measuring the true worth of knowledge. Its platform will spur the promotion of knowledge exchange between knowledge sharers and producers, while rewarding their interactions within the network – powering a decentralized ecosystem of knowledge sharing networks.

JOHANNESBURG – Discount-hunters, store managers and, well, South Africans, brace yourselves: Black Friday is coming and best believe you need to be ready if you’re hoping to cash in. Or even if you’re planning on venturing anywhere near a mall.

Saturn customers can use their own VR goggles to see products in two virtual environments. It is not yet possible to actually buy something in VR however. German Saturn, part of Media Saturn alongside MediaMarkt, already introduced store robot Paul and augmented reality shopping assistant Paula.

With many procurement organizations using their solutions on only a quarter of applicable events, it’s clear that e-sourcing solutions have a ways to go to reach full adoption. From overwhelming practitioners with functionality to overemphasizing the prescriptions of industry analysts and consultants, e-sourcing providers have failed to help procurement realize the full benefits their solutions can offer.

Mu Sigma’s founder is launching a new social media platform, travel booking platform Goomo has paired up with travel agency UNIGLOBE to get a foothold in the Indian market and blockchain startup Proffer is holding a summit along with NITI Aayog to explore the cryptocurrency architecture.

Adrian Grieve has a challenge for you: Gamify a Moodle course using only the standard activities. No plugins. Any ideas how? Perhaps you could add some playfulness to the content or tweak the scoring. It is really an open-ended question with many right answers.

Bitcoin Press Release: Digital learning pioneer Knowledge.io has revealed the world’s first blockchain-based platform to measure the value of knowledge, with two months to its pre-sale event on January 15th,2018. The Knowledge platform features a unique ecosystem that shares and rewards knowledge encouraged by gamified learning.

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am took heed of Steve Jobs’ “think different” but perhaps more so, he has kept it all the way 100 by being fresh and original – the core values of golden-age hip-hop. Today, the group released an augmented reality app, available on iOS and Android, to go with its graphic novel Masters of the Sun: The Zombie Chronicles .

It’s the hard reality of the sports fan: We have no real ability to help our favorite team. We can’t prove that we could call better plays than the coaching staff, for instance. But thanks to a rising trend in social sports gamification, that may be changing.

Chasing that hit gets especially bad if, like me, you do the kind of job where you work alone and set your own schedule, with nobody looking over your shoulder to notice that you’ve spent 45 minutes clicking through a listicle of 45 Forgotten Baby Girl Names From The 1920s.

The second edition of content, media and technology forum Storytek, which took place at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival yesterday (Nov 29), saw experts discuss how films and TV could evolve in the future. The day-long event also included the presentation of Storytek’s first accelerator projects, whose projects were chosen and further developed beginning in September via a ten-week mentoring and training session.

The head of a game developing company tells about development of the industry, the place of his company in the billion market and an application for the Tatar language ”Soon there will be nothing – just virtual reality.” This too arbitrary assumption, it seems, doesn’t bewilder at all the founder and director of the company GD Forge, Yan Shevchenko.

Veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani recently retired with the agenda of fighting corruption, especially the corrupt politicians. However, there is another task that he has taken upon himself which is to ensure that legal research becomes more tech-savvy and less time consuming.

One Raft hopes to float with do-good purpose involving social enterprises and charities. One Raft Invented by: Guy Jacks Cost: Undecided Investor: Guy Jacks Amount funded: $0 Sometimes it takes a bit of external pressure to do the right thing.

There was a time when you banked at your local branch in your community, and with a bit of luck you got free checking and a toaster upon opening an account. End of story. Today, it’s a consumer’s field day for finance.

ALMOST A DECADE has passed since 3:AM Magazine founder Andrew Gallix, writing in the Guardian, proclaimed the imminent death of electronic literature, that is, literature with an inherently computational aesthetic. There was some merit to Gallix’s argument, his concern being that the form’s emphasis on multi-modality was such that the word would eventually get lost.

For nearly two years, the healthcare sector has been in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, thriving on outdated systems and banking on humans to open the door. In fact, in 2015, 60 percent of breaches were caused by insiders, according to the IBM 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index.

While addressing the employees of the bank just before her retirement, former chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) Arundhati Bhattacharya said she would like to believe that she is leaving behind a “learning” organization.

by Matt Alderton | November 30, 2017 If you find yourself working longer hours than you should be, it might be because you’re too distracted, suggests Entrepreneur.com contributor Andrew Cohen, founder and CEO of Brainscape. “In today’s media-rich world, it is increasingly difficult to focus on completing complex tasks for a protracted period of time,” he says.

FRESNO, Calif. – A group of seventh- and eighth-grade girls sat around a lunch table discussing a new game-like app they use in school. Danna Rodriguez somewhat sullenly said she didn’t want to care about Strides, which tracks points students earn for attendance, grade-point average and using the app itself, among other things.

“…VR and gamification can be incredibly successful tools to enable rapid skill-building for employees and roll out a proactive safety culture to all locations concurrently. We feel that PlayWerk has struck the right balance in innovation, know-how, and commercial viability.” – Amir Banifatemi, K5 IRVINE, Calif.

Increasingly, firms are recognising the importance of adopting and investing in technology in order to effectively compete in today’s market. Clients are also continuing to demand greater engagement with technology, and in many ways the traditional law firm model is falling behind expectations of the service industry generally.

When Tracy Kirk registered for the MediaShift J-School Hackathon at the University of North Texas (UNT), she was hoping to collaborate on solutions to some of the issues facing small-town news organizations. However, Kirk’s original goal took a sharp turn when she shared a recent experience she had while searching for schools with her college-bound …

A new start-up at the UWO Research Park is out to show small and medium-sized businesses they can afford to use online e-learning to train and inform employees. Edu-Solutions develops and designs innovative online courses that are nothing like the dull, web-based training programs or tutorials of years gone by, says Karen McCloskey, a local…

Education technology is evolving, and this is a magnificent thing. It manages to provide us with that power and experience that everyone wanted to have as a young child. But integrating various new education technology trends to the table does seem to be quite challenging, especially with so many unique ideas offered on the market.

Gaurav Hirey has over 22 years of HR experience in the areas of talent management and development, talent acquisition, organizational development interventions, HR technology, employee engagement and communications A firm believer in adding value and creating impact, he believes in HR for business school of thought rather than HR for HR.

We know that creativity is an essential part of product development and there are several methods that help develop innovative products and services. For designers, there are several techniques and tools for idea generation, and most depend on the trigger that generates new ideas. One such idea-generating tool is TRIZ.

Is gaming key to Cambridge becoming a smart city? Businesses are being encouraged to get involved in a European-funded project which aims to find out. The project, REACTOR, is moving into its second year, and organisers have announced the theme for the Big Gamification Challenge 2018, which will be Immersive environments, a series of smart cities challenges.

The Training Arcade hosts a library of games. These games tend to be simple, combine player finesse with problem solving and memory recall. Instructors can select a variety of these and customize them (with the help of the program’s online editor) for a specific subject, class, or course.

The health insurance market remains a confusing place for many Americans, and young Americans in particular. In studies, young adults have displayed inconsistent knowledge of health insurance terminology, and they are also the demographic most likely to be uninsured.

Medical students in Singapore will soon be able to see a patient’s abdomen through X-ray vision. Simulated X-ray vision, that is. In about a year, they can use an augmented reality program that will enable them to see and feel the insides of an abdominal manikin, and learn about diseases and symptoms. Called MediSIM, the program allows the students to learn about the human anatomy without causing inconvenience and pain to real patients.

When Rinchuithar, 23, walked into luxury hotel Taj Diplomatic Enclave in New Delhi this September for her maiden job interview, playing mobile games was nowhere on her mind. But the first thing her interviewers asked was to play a game called Dashi Dash, where she had to play the role of a waiter in an…

The modern business world puts special emphasis on getting the best out of its employees while making them equally interested and productive in the tasks they perform. It has become essential for the business to make their employees more interactive with the tasks and meet the expectations without getting burned out.

More than one third of new member acquisition at Foxwoods is attributed to OfferCraft promotions. They’ve been a wonderful partner. OfferCraft, a software company that uses artificial intelligence and gamification to help companies increase customer revenue and employee engagement, has partnered with Foxwoods Resort Casino and FoxwoodsONLINE in Connecticut to launch interactive promotional games to draw in new customers, reward existing ones and engage team members.

Companies and government organizations are increasingly incorporating the ideas of gamification into the way they assess whether job applicants are the right fit for an open role. But recruiting managers should be careful to determine whether they are gamifying work-related elements or just having candidates play games.

If a company only leans on speed or volume as the only gamification measure, added the quality dimension could be a little disorienting for the team – even more so if the company doesn’t already extensively review quality metrics. Employees will need guidance, but will especially need examples of “quality well done.”

Imagine this: You’re a salesperson responsible for more revenue than anyone else in an extremely competitive organization. You’ve worked tirelessly to get to where you are and you’re extremely proud of yourself. However, you walk into work one day only to find out another salesperson has surpassed your numbers and, as a result, is getting the promotion you’ve been eying for months.

When Gartner’s Brian Burke wrote a book on gamification in 2014 – Gamify: how gamification motivates people to do extraordinary things – the analyst firm had placed the concept on its hype cycle graph as sliding down from inflated expectations to the trough of disillusionment.

In-game tools will drive huge Christmas giveaway Promotion available to all Yggdrasil operators Slot game developers Yggdrasil Gaming plan to give €500,000 away in bonuses over the Christmas period. The popular studio will be putting its innovative BOOST promotions platform to the test with a series of in-game rewards and bonuses for players, available on most Yggdrasil titles between December 1 and January 3 at online casinos which carry their games.

Books have been around for thousands of years in various forms, and when it comes to education, despite the proliferation of online resources, nothing has yet displaced the textbook from its prominent position in the educational field. However, one company is seeking to transform the humble textbook with the power of augmented reality (AR) technology.

The weekend is here and that means it’s time for the first of our three regular weekend features here on VRFocus. We begin, as always, buy taking a look back over the last seven days to some of the stories that you may not have known regarding all manner of sports and how they are looking to implement immersive technologies.

When Rinchuithar, 23, walked into luxury hotel Taj Diplomatic Enclave in New Delhi this September for her maiden job interview, playing mobile games was nowhere on her mind. But the first thing her interviewers asked was to play a game called Dashi Dash, where she had to play the role of a waiter in an…

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By the time I spotted the shotgun, it was too late. I feel a sting in my thigh. I’ve been hit. I was distracted by the hysterical wife, while my partner was dealing with a nosy neighbor. We get off thirteen shots, all high, merely grazing the assailant.

Share this article There is an inherent problem with politics in the UK, in that it’s painfully obtuse at times. The language we use, the frames of reference, the innumerable intricacies surrounding policy. Political discourse is often impenetrable, and it leaves those without a proper grounding completely adrift.

Two years after launching its smoking cessation app Quitter’s Circle, pharmaceutical company Pfizer is seeing impressive continued engagement with the app. It’s also applying the lessons learned from Quitter’s Circle toward other mobile health pursuits – including a recently-launched app for people living with cancer.

There’s no denying that training has become an important element for any crew, and it’s not just limited to obtaining tickets as you progress through your career. Some of those elements can be essential for the safe operation of yachts – firefighting, for example – but there are other elements that can also be useful even if not focused on technical operations.

Seasoned healthcare executives and physician entrepreneurs announce the launch of MintHealth, a portable, secure, and self-sovereign personal health record (PHR) built using blockchain technology. This global decentralized health platform will align all healthcare stakeholders around the shared goal of empowering patients to minimize their risk for developing and suffering complications of chronic conditions.

This is because, with all the ingredients at its disposal, it’s got the main one right – technology. When Brits think pizza delivery, the overwhelming majority think Domino’s. The reason that the brand is so embedded in our public psyche is not because it is the world’s best pizza, it’s because it is effortless.

Group fitness is a term that helps explain an important evolutionary leap forward. The fitness of the group increases chances of survival. History shows cooperation works better than individualism. Our social nature is a necessary key in dominance over the rest of the animal kingdom.

Exercise competition significantly increases the number of steps taken per day It also makes participants significantly more likely to achieve their fitness goals Friendly competition adds around 1,700 steps to participant’s daily counts This is around a mile, and is more than twice that of those who don’t take part Experts believe competition gives people the ‘extra sauce’ for motivation FitBit rivalry helps families get active, new research reveals.

Now, taking the role of Majid, it’s your responsibility to help guide and support Nour during her journey. She’ll ask you for advice on the many (often upsetting) decisions she’ll have to make along the way, and responds in pseudo-real time, which means you’ll often be left wondering if Nour is alright, and if not, if your suggestions are to blame.

Today’s Nobel Prize winner in economics, Richard H. Thaler, helped pioneer research in the field of behavioral economics, providing insights about the gap between the rational, ideal economic option, and the decision we may make anyway, even when it’s not in our best interests.

Self-improvement is the gospel of the wellness set, and we can learn a lot about personal growth when we’re able to get a glimpse into the ways in which elite fitness and yoga trainers master their mind-body connections. Yogi Tara Stiles, CrossFit star Kenny Santucci, celebrity personal trainer Todd McCullough, and trainer and Ph.D.

Writing on Consumer Tech & Social Media with a satirical, cynical edge Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The economy of air travel as a bonus for spending money has been pretty straightforward for many years.

Level up! is a Moodle plugin that adds gamification cues to a Moodle course or site in just a few clicks. It first emerged during a “Project Week” at Moodle HQ back in 2014. Since then, the plugin has only grown and, as of September 2017, more than 2,200 Moodle sites have reported using it.

One of the hardest habits to break is smoking which has many physical and mental repercussions. As a costly addiction that millions around the world are trying to quit, the chemical dependency of cigarettes makes it extremely difficult to give up.

Any human advancement has been fraught with the opportunity for misuse and abuse, and the internet, with its avenues for diversion and entertainment, is no different. In recent years, psychologists and society at large have begun wrestling with the problems of screen addiction and its corollaries in online pornography addiction, gambling addiction and gaming addiction more broadly.

By now it’s old news that teens are not using Facebook as much as Facebook had hoped. Instead, they’re opting for Instagram, Whatsapp or SnapChat as cooler, more authentic alternatives. To re-invigorate its youth appeal, Facebook just bought an interesting app that’s garnered a healthy teen following in the last few months.

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ric and Jean Edelman, founders of Edelman Financial Services, have offered a $25 million donation to the XPRIZE competition focused on Alzheimer’s, supporting development of innovative approaches to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Their announcement was made at last week’s 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit, held in Southern California.

There’s one word that links all the BookTech Company of the Year 2017 finalists, and it’s not technology. It’s reading. Each of the six companies engages with the written word – grabbing the attention of children through immersive storytelling, connecting authors with readers, delivering books to your door, or sharing reading and writing with friends – to promote reading for life.

Growth has been the dominant theme in the cannabis market. Estimates by Forbes put the legal cannabis market at a value of $7.2 billion (per a February 2017 report), and the market is expected to generate more jobs than government, manufacturing, or utilities in the coming years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Every time you log onto Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to share a photo or post an article, you give up a piece of yourself in exchange for entertainment. This is the way of the modern world: Smart companies build apps and websites that keep our eyeballs engaged, and we reward them with our data and attention, which benefit their bottom line.

Lumos Labs has had more than 85 million downloads for its brain-training games since 2007. Now the company is launching four new math titles aimed at making learning math more fun. The four games are adaptive, meaning they adjust the difficulty based on how well the player is doing.

Last week Deloitte announced one of its largest investments at US$20 million over three years in Singapore to create a Future of Work Centre of Excellence in Singapore. Last month Mercer announced the formation of Mercer Digital to offer digital solutions for the workforce of the future.

Since Pokemon Go’s launch in July last year, the Augmented Reality phenomenon has been downloaded over 750 million times and made more than $1.5 billion. That’s not a typo. While more than 80 per cent of players (myself included) haven’t opened the app in months, 60 million people are still playing today.

The scene is a virtual construction site. By clicking the ‘play’ button that appears on your mobile or computer screen you enter the site. You walk towards an office located amid half constructed buildings, trucks, cement sacks and cranes. The site officer gives you your first task – operate a crawler crane.

HRD chats to Sabine Hansen-Peck, global head of HR at Amadeus, about the challenges of attracting and retaining talent, and the many benefits of using gamification. Can you outline your role at Amadeus IT Group? It’s a global role and I’m responsible for the people & culture function across 15,000 employees.

As new learning models continued to evolve this year, like micro-learning and gamification, some trends are just on the rise. What should L&D and HR professionals be looking for in the coming year? We delve into a few of the newest trends in employee development and learning.

In 2017, the human resources industry has done a lot of soul searching about the way culture and performance issues were handled within companies. In 2018, another big internal shift is coming, but this time the focus is on technology: how it can be used to find people, connect people, engage people, even replace people – and what to do when that happens.

(Reuters Health) – When fitness trackers alone fail to get families moving enough, turning step counts into a competition might help people get more exercise, a small experiment suggests. Researchers gave fitness trackers to 200 adults and asked them to set daily step count goals to increase their activity levels.

Exercise-focused video games-like those Wii sports titles that merged playing with exercising-have showed some promise in getting generally lazy kids (and adults) off their couches. More recently, smartphone games like Pokémon Go and the emergence of quality virtual reality games are continuing the trend.

Millennials, whether fair or not, do not have a great reputation. This group of people, born sometime between 1980 and 2000 are, according to some, lazy, entitled, narcissistic and more interested in their smartphones than human interaction. Yet others praise their work ethic and argue that businesses need to recognise their potential.

Throughout the last few years, we have witnessed the race to market for seamless autonomous driving technology within the shortest possible timeframe. It’s clear that one of the biggest hurdles lies in preparing autonomous vehicles (AVs) to navigate the many uncontrollable and unexpected obstacles that face drivers on any given journey.

The talent gap within STEM is a constant problem but is gaming the answer? STEM.org founder Andrew B Raupp investigates. The global movement to increase access to STEM educational opportunities, and ultimately increase the flow of talent into the pipeline for professions in the STEM field, is continuing to grow.

Is motivating people a game? It sounds Machiavellian, but technology is transforming the incentive industry and how to motivate channel partners and end users. Human motivation and its impact on business is a complex topic.

Language education platform Duolingo boasts more than 200m subscribers worldwide and speaking today at Canvas, a product innovation and design conference held in Birmingham, Zan Gilani, associate product manager at Duolingo, puts much of that global success down to the company’s four-pronged gamification strategy created to keep those users compig back for more.

SumTotal has announced a new version of its SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite. It has extended the capability in three areas. The Talent acquisition and recruiting suite is redesigned. There is extended support for xAPI, the experience API that is an elearning software specification to integrate elearning platforms. SumTotal has also extended the use of gamification in the solution.

THE disruption of the financial services industry, which began as a trickle, is quickly turning into a flood as start-ups introduce innovative products and services designed for a new generation of consumers, and the established providers are forced to reinvent themselves.

Most dating apps treat their users like children. Their designs feature bright colors and interactive gimmicks. It’s dehumanizing. Apps shouldn’t represent singles like characters in a video game. Worst of all, that sort of gamification takes the focus off meeting up in real life.

Ed tech startup Labster whose software platform enables virtual simulations of laboratories for teaching life science to students, has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding led by early stage European VC firm Balderton Capital.

Health app scammer fined $320,000. Belle Gibson, an Australian health blogger who faked brain cancer to promote her cookbook and app The Whole Pantry, has been fined $320,000 ($410,000 in Australian dollars) by her government.

We have a cooking crisis on our hands. At least that’s if you believe those who suggest Millennials are not mastering basic physical world skills – like cooking – as they wile away the hours staring at screens. While surveys, including our own, have shown that Millennials are in fact cooking, there’s no doubt they…

If competition in the augmented reality space was a spectator sport, then ARKit, ARCore, and HoloLens dominate the prime-time broadcasts on ESPN. If you’re looking for the race to be the “Cardboard for AR,” you might need to tune-in to ESPN2. There, you would learn that Mira has taken the lead.

In engineering, the Boil Out procedure involves decontaminating bitumen sprayers and tankers once water has become present. The mixing of water and bitumen can create a “boil over” effect, where bitumen can be sprayed with considerable force over a wide area. Needless to say, it puts people’s safety at risk.

Did you clean up after your dog while taking it for walkies recently? If so, you may have been unwittingly influenced by so-called ‘nudge theory’ – the idea that by giving people small nudges you can influence behaviour on the large scale.

Technology services businesses are used to change. Veterans in the $160-billion industry employing almost 4 million engineers fondly recall how they caught up each time technology changed – from client-server to business software (oh, that ERP!), web, internet, cloud and more.

Today’s Nobel Prize winner in economics, Richard H. Thaler, helped pioneer research in the field of behavioral economics, providing insights about the gap between the rational, ideal economic option, and the decision we may make anyway, even when it’s not in our best interests.

Webflow at first glance is just another internet tool for designing web pages. After you blink and start scrolling, you’ll quickly release the comprehensive tool in front of you. Webflow is an all-in-one web design platform for designing and launching web sites and applications.

Commercial vehicle companies that own large fleets face immense challenges in managing the same. There are several issues such as poor driving, pilferage of goods and fuel and absence of real time vehicle information which leads to a lot of operational inefficiencies and safety concerns.

If Billy Mays was still alive and sold smart home tech, he’d be shouting at you about the WyzeCam from Wyze Labs. When it comes to smart tech products there is usually a misconception that more expensive means better. The WyzeCam is a fully functional smart home camera for the low, low price of $20.

Group fitness is a term that helps explain an important evolutionary leap forward. The fitness of the group increases chances of survival. History shows cooperation works better than individualism. Our social nature is a necessary key in dominance over the rest of the animal kingdom.

Millennials are projected to make up about 33% of the U.S. workforce, with that number rising to 75% by 2025. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over five million Millennials are in sales roles. Millennials are also known for job hopping.

Digital is the new order of the day, whether it is about ordering your morning coffee through a mobile app or turning in your day’s work on the cloud. Digital technologies have started to encompass every aspect of our professional and personal lives.

According to Barikor, “Squat racks, a bench press and an elliptical trainers are all effective if you’re confident about doing it at home by yourself, but do bear in mind that there’s always a safety aspect.” More advanced home gyms require space and money.

When I think back to the demons of my childhood, I almost always linger longest on the rust monster. Though it resembled a crudely drawn armadillo, it was the size of a mountain lion. Other, more dangerous, beasts lived in the caves where I found it; there were neither claws on its three-toed feet nor fangs in its mouth.

The Charlottesville Unite the Right rally and the Idenitarian march in Germany. | Images via Wikipedia Commons/ Getty. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. The extreme right is increasingly sophisticated, globalized, and actively recruiting young people, a grim new study says.

Health insurers and self-insured employers are leading the adoption of more-personalized and holistic approaches to managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, COPD and depression. The new approaches aim to change patient behaviors with the aid of digital technologies, thereby lowering health care costs, according to Chilmark Research’s report, ” Assessing the Market for Condition Management Solutions.”

As we head further into the end of Q’4, November means something very significant for brands in China. 11.11, or Singles Day, is a massive retail day in the region. However, with companies like Tencent has now opened up ways for U.S.

Instances of aggressive company cultures have, once again, put the spotlight on organisational culture and understanding what it actually means. A healthy work environment not only ensures a happier workplace but also greater returns on profitability and revenue. Being intentional about your organisation’s culture can go a long way in guiding how your organisation grows.

When most people think of virtual reality, they think of it as an escape or an alternative to real-life, they worry about the potential consequences of people becoming obsessed with living in a virtual world. This distorted view of the technology retracts from the plethora of potential real world applications that could change the way we live and interact with the world for the better.

Coffee behemoth Starbucks is reaching a tipping point in the US: same-store-sales growth is slowing as the chain nears full penetration and its digital efforts fail to keep up with competitors like Panera. Despite these struggles, RBC Capital Markets restaurant and packaged-foods analyst David Palmer remains bullish on Starbucks, giving its stock a $63 price target.

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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2017/12/13/september-2017/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 13:28:07 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=263Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in Australia In summary Successful entrepreneurs joined Swinburne guests to relaunch the AGSE The panel discussed the highs and lows of start-ups and the risks they had to take The new school will focus on current trends and needs of industry Starting a business takes resilience, hard work, risk-taking and […]

In summary Successful entrepreneurs joined Swinburne guests to relaunch the AGSE The panel discussed the highs and lows of start-ups and the risks they had to take The new school will focus on current trends and needs of industry Starting a business takes resilience, hard work, risk-taking and the ability to learn from your mistakes, the relaunch of Swinburne’s renowned entrepreneurship school has heard.

GamEffective, an award-winning eLearning and performance enterprise gamification company, announced today the appointment of Alon Verdnikov as Vice President Global Sales. Alon will lead sales, business development and client expansion projects from GamEffective’s newly established New York headquarters.

Earlier this year I wrote about the motivational power games can play in the workplace. A new study, published in Psychological Science, underlines the power of having targets to aim for, even if the targets themselves are largely meaningless. The only caveat is that your scores have to be improving.

It’s no secret that Americans are battling a number of sweeping lifestyle health epidemics: According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) one in four Americans will die as a result of heart disease-related illness. Then there’s obesity: Over one-third of Americans are considered to be in this category, which is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.

Games, according to certain traditionalists, doom-speakers and other Luddites, are the cause of a great many ailments. Hopefully this one the few occasions you may still come against these false claims, but it’s always useful to know what they are in case you are confronted with them.

Developing public-sector initiatives that engage people – whether they are public employees or residents – involves even more than radically changing the traditional government experience. It also requires turning the boring into the interesting. Gamification can accomplish just that. Games are fun – the rules are well defined, the process is engaging and the payoffs are immediate.

Shaun Simmonds, Founder of Supersub Sport and Sportpesa’s UK representative, takes a look ahead at next year’s World Cup in Russia and predicts a creative surge to attract a new audience. The fact that next summer’s World Cup will be in Europe is a huge plus.

Experts have said the successful application of technology can shed light on members’ needs and encourage better savings habits. At Legal and General Investment Management’s annual defined contribution (DC) conference on 21 September, a panel of experts discussed how technology is changing pensions. Inside Ideas Group chief…

The rise in prominence of video games has had some surprising results on our understanding of human psychology and the way people feel about motivation and rewards. It didn’t take long for people to realise that many of the developed techniques have applications outside of gaming, and outside of the world of technology as a whole.

In a perfect world, students would be self-motivated to focus during lectures and practice or study the material. Unfortunately, this is often not the case for many reasons. Recognizing that engagement is one of the key elements for student success is what leads many of us, as professors and teachers, to develop and adopt techniques to foster it.

Kahoot releases app designed to make homework fun for students. (Illustration by Kahoot) The makers of Kahoot have released a mobile version of the game-based learning platform that they say will encourage K-12 students to continue their studies outside of the classroom.

Gamification – the idea of bringing games or gaming interaction is growing in popularity. Over the last few years, more and more organisers of big shows and exhibitions are making sure this concept is incorporated into the event programme.

Author Scientists all over the world lately talk about short attention span and problems with motivation. We have so much to do that we don’t know where to start! But have you noticed that it’s much easier to accomplish tasks when there is less pressure and it feels like a game?

One of the hats emergency managers wear is community outreach. They must share research and best practices, but also create long-term behavior change. Today, outreach revolves mostly around event booths, mailers, pamphlets, booklets and presentations. Emergency managers show up at fairs and farmers markets, hold town hall meetings, or speak at schools or religious centers.

As part of their digital strategy, one tactic financial services and insurance firms will contemplate is gamification. Given three billion hours are invested in gaming each week, one billion gamers are expected to join the market in the next ten years and $4bn in games are available in app stores, it’s not hard to understand why.

The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. This morning, like most days, I woke up early, had a latte, turned on my computer and opened Gamasutra.

You may have been blogging for months, if not years, providing useful guides and sharing your creative ideas. But it’s getting somewhat monotonous and it’s now boring. Here are three ideas for you to breathe a new life into your content creation process.

Gartner research vice-president Monica Basso urged delegates at the Gartner Digital Workplace summit in London to plan to use a digital workplace initiative as part of a wider digital business strategy. “We believe that the digital workplace is an unavoidable step for any business that wants to succeed in digital transformation,” she said.

As an entrepreneur or professional, you may ask yourself, how are my employees and I getting better each day? Even if you can answer that because you have a detailed professional development plan to grow your team and yourself, it’s important to know how this space changing.

Code Therapy is a short documentary about how technology is changing the way mental health services are delivered. Mental illness, such as depression, is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. 1 in 4 adults in the United States experiences…

Microsoft, Apple, Google and Sony are betting big on mixed reality. For many people it’ll be their best shot at visiting The White House, taking part in an action epic or recovering from serious illness. You might think that, between futuristic headsets and incredible camera rigs, there’s no place for VR in a typical business.

This story originally appeared on Bizness Apps You’re app is live! How exciting! But how do you make sure it’s a success? A key factor in your app marketing is your staff’s buy-in. If the staff knows and understands the value of the app, they will be able to relay this information to the customer.

How many times a day do you check your smartphone? One study found that the average number of mobile phone notifications per day to be 63.5. Most of these notifications came from messages and emails, and almost all of them were seen within minutes of arriving.

Startup Goal Bonanza led by founding partner Veljko Ristic and a seasoned team of internet technology professionals announces the launch of its crowdsale starting on October 1st 2017, to fund the development and launch of a revolutionary football betting platform based on ERC20 token standard and smart contracts technology.

Amar Abrol, CEO, AirAsia IndiaImage: Selva Prakash AirAsia India, a joint venture between Tata Sons and the AirAsia Group, is in the process of setting up an innovation centre at its headquarters in Bengaluru. This innovation centre would focus on the intersection of technology and travel.

“We know you. You live in a world where every moment counts – where speed equals success, you’re always on the go, and you can’t let anything slow you down.” This not a line from the new Blade Runner sequel.

A Realtor named Jed has a buyer who’s interested in a house because it’s right down the road from a pharmacy. After she expresses an intention to put in an offer, Jed finds out that the pharmacy is going to be turned into a deli. Should he inform his buyer or not?

Use of activity trackers, such as wearable devices and smartphone apps, is on the rise, and a new study shows that 80 percent of users stuck with the device for at least six months. Though the gadgets may help motivate users to increase exercise, the populations that could benefit most may not be using the technologies.

HELSINKI, September 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, today announced the winners of its medical education hackathon. Twenty medical students from around the world participated in the two-day event in Helsinki, Finland, in late August.

Participating in a recent long-distance run taught me two things. First, never forget to carry a bottle of water. Second, get a running app on your smartphone. Whether it’s tracking your timings or the number of calories you burn, these apps can prove helpful.

Bengaluru-based edtech startup Chimple has won $1 Mn funding from Global Learning XPRIZE. The foundation is looking to create scalable solutions to enable children to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic within 15 months. Chimple is developing a learning platform to enable children to learn reading, writing and mathematics on a tablet.

Most people recognize that people have psychological motivations for doing the things they do. Depression or anxiety, for instance, might cause a person to slack on their work, or snap at a coworker. But there is more to psychology and motivation than this kind of thinking.

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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2017/12/13/august-2017/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 13:27:28 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=261This dad builds virtual hospitals to help sick kids fight cancer fears | The Memo Visiting a hospital is never fun, but for kids it can be particularly traumatic. Six years ago Dom Raban ‘s 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Ewings Sarcoma. Despite receiving fantastic clinical care, she […]

Visiting a hospital is never fun, but for kids it can be particularly traumatic. Six years ago Dom Raban ‘s 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Ewings Sarcoma. Despite receiving fantastic clinical care, she received virtually no information about her diagnosis or treatment.

Pariksha is an analytics driven, gamification modeled, adaptive testing and mastery learning based online exam preparation, practice and assessment platform. Campus placements, written tests, interviews, they all add up to a testing time for students until they have a job offer in hand.

From a young age, we all love pressing buttons. For older generations, this was limited to lighting up every floor in the elevator and a few other gizmos and gadgets. Today, we have all seen the entranced toddler fixated on an iPad, navigating it almost as skillfully as their parents do.

The findings of a still in-progress research study by Ahmed, Sherwani and a group of Imperial medics, which will be published shortly, finds Quit Genius as a tool to help stop smoking to be at least as effective as face-to-face therapy. It also appears to outperform the NHS’s own stop smoking app.

Startup Convegenius transforms education to edutainment; learn how – The Financial Express The start-up provides a self-learning experience by presenting quality content mapped to the NCERT curriculum in the form of a game

Barclays has partnered South African branded learning startup 42courses to launch a certified fintech course, aimed at helping financial services professionals, developers and businesses understand the impact technology is having on the sector.

Swarm, the check-in app from social mainstay Foursquare, is pivoting once again. Foursquare is calling Swarm’s latest incarnation the “lifelog,” and it’s meant to offer a new way of thinking about the trademark check-in process that’s less about gamification and leaderboards and more personal.

These days, retail apps have become standard – 90% of millennials use their smartphones in-store while they are shopping. Today’s shoppers are clearly inclined to use their mobile devices as part of the shopping experience, which has prompted most major retailers to develop apps of their own.

Bill Gates’s latest effort to make people understand global philanthropy, and more eager to participate in it, takes the form of ” Mosquito Wars,” a letter with an accompanying one-question quiz for readers to learn more about the great progress and continued challenges in the ongoing battle against malaria, a mosquito-borne disease.

Games have always exhibited the psychological ability to 1) encourage participation through rewarding achievements, 2) influence behaviour through teaching as well as 3) improve skill(s) through practical attempts. The progression of technology eradicated the limitation from ancient tools and provided infinite possibilities for gaming feature expansion.

A French company with a funny name is rolling onto U.S. shores with a gamified approach to relieving one of the most painful elements of the typical business day: meetings. Klaxoon SAS launched in 2014 but only set up its U.S. operations in June.

Organizations are fast realizing the importance of enabling effective learning mechanisms for their employees. Upskills, reskilling, and cross-skilling are emerging as the cornerstones of success, and HR and learning managers are constantly working towards enhancing learning effectiveness. From driving an overall learning culture to ensuring learning technology is user-friendly to providing learning engaging learning content, the challenges are many.

Have you ever wondered why children get so bored in school, yet are interested in playing with silly things? A few things that children love to do are climbing trees, playing tic-tac-toe in class or running wild. Climbing trees teaches children to trust their own judgement, so it works as a fun activity as well as a learning experience.

“My life is like a video game, I maintain when I’m in the zone, one player, one life.” – Ninja, Die Antwoord Games play an interesting role in our lives because they test our mettle and mindfulness. Readers of self-help and entrepreneurially minded material have likely encountered the idea of gamifying you life, or gamifying your mindset.

From retailers to restaurateurs, everyone is creating immersive digital experiences that allow consumers to have fun, memorable interactions with their favorite brands. After all, who doesn’t love a quick challenge, mini-game or a little friendly competition? With a pinch of creativity and brand objectives in mind, gamified campaigns can help foster stronger consumer relationships and drive more impactful results.

Much is said in trucking of “gamification” – measuring driver performance factors and getting drivers to compete for top honors and rewards – as a win for both fleets and their drivers. But can it accomplish what fleets are hoping? First, there’s a little confusion in the term itself.

Have you ever heard of “gamification?” It is defined as adding games or game-like elements to everyday tasks in order to encourage participation. It pops up in a lot of things these days, including simple children’s games online that actually teach the bare basics of coding.

The global gamification market to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.37% by 2021, according to new research. The study, from MarketResearchNest.com look at the global gamification market’s future prospects between 2017 and 2021 by looking at some of the key players in the market, such as BADGEVILLE, BigDoor Media, Bunchball,Gigya, Cadalys, …

If you’re a fan of newspapers, you should come with me next time I visit my in-laws at the Jersey Shore. Devoted news hounds, my wife’s mother and father still buy four newspapers a day and enjoy learning about what’s happening in the world the same way they have their entire lives.

Measure. Assemble. Test. Repeat. The monotony of manufacturing jobs might make it difficult for workers to feel appreciated and recognize their impact. Ampogee’s solution: Game on. The Greensboro, North Carolina-based startup – which earned a spot on the inaugural Techstars KC cohort last month – has developed a software-as-a service platform, which “gamifies” employee performance.

We hear over and over that Millennials see luxury as “more than a price tag,” and that they “value experience over things.” While it may be true that Millennials are killing everything from bar soap to golf, our many conversations with this segment tell us it is exactly their love of experiences and “the story” that translates to a positive future for luxury.

Playable ads – a growing trend among digital marketers in recent years, attracting new users with an interactive piece of the game. In this article, we were analyzing the popularity and prospects of this kind of advertisement with case studies and tips.

If hackers want to get into corporate systems, they target the weakest link in the security chain: employees. After all, employees are easy targets because they click on arbitrary links, concoct weak passwords Editor’s note: What is social cybersecurity? This conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Inspiration can come from anywhere, and there are hundreds of options and settings for brainstorming. But being supposed experts on creativity, ad agency executives have their own unique and personal techniques to get their artistic juices flowing.

Creative people take risks. More often than not it’s unknown what people think of our work before it’s produced. We don’t do the same kind of concept tests often reserved for say, package design, for things like paintings or a piece of writing.

It’s the all too common lament of parents during the holidays. From the moment they wake, our children’s default setting is to get on a screen. To make us feel worse, the children’s commissioner, Anne Longfield, has warned that our children’s insatiable consumption of social media is as bad as letting them gorge on junk food.

Only two people plan on getting hitched at a wedding. However, one dating app is hoping all the single friends of the happy couple might want to get hinged. With a Snapchat campaign deployed to 25 weddings in eight states across the U.S., dating app Hinge created custom geofilters for every wedding specifically for those sitting at “The Singles Table.”

It’s easy to moan about mobile apps. Is this just another thing distracting you from your conversation? Why don’t we put the phone away, at least for a dinner? Do you need to track sugar levels now? Do you really want Google to know your blood pressure?

With so much potential for growth, the electronic video game industry should be accepted and promoted in a more positive light to tap young talents. CALL of Duty Infinite Warfare, FIFA 2014, Final Fantasy XV, Starcraft Remastered, Uncharted 4, Gears of War Ultimate Edition, Dark Souls 3, Street Fighter 5, World of Tanks.

We’ve reached the point where there’s an app for just about anything you could imagine, even healthcare monitoring. More than 165,000 health-related apps are available, as of 2015, and nearly 30 percent of them focus on behavioral health – and both patients and providers have much to gain from these apps.

Agential Structure Model classifies the fun of games into 8 types or 19 subtypes. This model complements MDA framework and Caillois’s four categories. Based on this, it is possible to graphically represent the structure of the objectives of a whole game.

Stories of Scale is a content series we’re doing with startup participants from our conference in a partnership with EQT Ventures, sharing growth stories and lessons from industry insiders centered around 4 pillars: technology, business, human optimization, and communication. During our TNW Conference in Amsterdam, we sat down with Perry Oostdam, co-founder of Recruitee.

It appears that Premier League side Liverpool Football Club are trying to make moves in esports, according to a new job ad found on LinkedIn. The club mentioned esports within an ad for the Head of Youth Marketing position (found here and here).

I love ‘The Bachelor’. I’m aware it’s garbage, and I love it. I have a definitive ranking of the seasons in my mind. I use phrases like “not a winner”, and I memorised Keira’s “ungrateful” monologue from Richie’s season. I’m also gay, “gay as hell” if you will.

Teaching online is a unique experience for faculty and students. Although I love the online environment for some courses, it does present its own challenges. One of those challenges is how to engage online students in activities that push them to go beyond simply reading, interpreting, and interacting.

Arun Rajamani, Country GM, Pluralsight India In an interaction with Dataquest, Arun Rajamani, Country GM of Pluralsight India, a technology learning platform, talks about the current scenario of enterprise skill training and its increasing significance due to impact of automation on employment. He also divulges on how they are making a difference through their e-learning platform.

There’s a revolution taking place in Singapore. It’s not one that’s being screamed from rooftops, but it’s catching like wildfire throughout businesses everywhere, cutting costs, increasing productivity and driving employee engagement. I’m talking about learning and development (L&D). Yes, that pillar of your organisation that aims to arm your employees with the skills and knowledge they need to develop and grow.

The journey of an education entrepreneur is challenging. Entrepreneurs tend to get caught up between the notion of wanting to universally improve education standards versus building a sustainable business. It is possible to do both by keeping a hawk’s eye on business metrics. Define whose problem you are solving and why it is critical to solve it.

Like most Indians, you probably have your excuses for not hauling yourself to the gym-you don’t know where it is; the trainers aren’t trained; gymming doesn’t work for your body type; our carbs-infused food negates all the hard work and pain; and finally, it’s boring. Fitness bands are faddish.

Sole Searching Inside the wild world of Nike’s high-tech scavenger hunts by Brian De Los Santos Sole Searching Inside the wild world of Nike’s high-tech scavenger hunts by Brian De Los Santos About a hundred kick-hungry sneakerheads marched into Washington Square Park, smartphones held high, panning from side to side, on a late June afternoon in New York City.

The number of students across the globe who will access virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) via head-mounted displays will jump from 2.1 million in 2016 to 83 million in 2021, reports Futuresource Consulting. EdWeek Market Brief indicates new partnerships with educational publishers by Microsoft, Google and Oculus will help drive more usage in the U.S.

For several years, corporate communications was all about drafting speeches for your CEO, distributing communication material at the office, and creating content for the internal newsletter. However, the definition of corporate communication and what it stands for is fast changing. Today, the manner in which organizations keep their employees informed and engaged is evolving rapidly.

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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2017/12/13/july-2017/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 13:26:51 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=259The Role of the Chief Learning Officer Organizations today are placing a disproportionate focus on capability development, at an individual, departmental, and pan-organization level. Business and HR leaders are looking at it as the differentiator to drive competitive advantage by delivering beyond business expectations. Also, learning is being treated as a key component of the […]

Organizations today are placing a disproportionate focus on capability development, at an individual, departmental, and pan-organization level. Business and HR leaders are looking at it as the differentiator to drive competitive advantage by delivering beyond business expectations. Also, learning is being treated as a key component of the employee value proposition, offering engagement and career growth opportunities.

Richard Noble, the director of the Bloodhound Project, says that he has been “infected” since a young age by the desire to chase the land speed record, being relentless in his pursuit over the past 30 years to keep the winning title out of the hands of the Americans.

The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. In the Future of eSports Part 2, I discussed how different existing titles and genres compare in balancing the player and the spectator experience.

With technology changing rapidly, can a foodservice provider keep in touch with customers in ways they want to be reached? Is it possible for a small company to have all the technology tools it needs, from mobile loyalty offerings to online employee training?

As a lawyer working at challenging legal and consulting firms, Michael Held was struck by one irony: no matter how many health benefits they enjoyed, many employees were plagued by family or health-related issues that prevented them from giving all to their jobs.

On Monday morning, TriNet debuted its redesigned sales and marketing offices meant to help employees “launch their dreams.” The redesigned offices, dubbed “the launchpad,” are modeled around the needs and wants of today’s workforce. Increasingly, that means catering to the millennial generation.

The winners of the 15th anniversary edition of the Imagine Cup were just announced in Redmond this morning. Xglu from the Czech Republic developed an app that gives children with diabetes a cheap, easy and reliable way to measure and monitor their glucose levels. Instead of lugging around bulky batteries and embarrassing looking medical equipment, …

We live in unusual times and enterprises of every size in every sector are being forced to dance to a faster, less predictable beat. John Shields, Deputy Dean and Associate Dean Education at the University of Sydney Business School, says that “disruptive megatrends” such as technological disruption including artificial intelligence and robotics, urbanisation, an aging …

We are staring at an apocalypse. This can only be averted if efficient practices are integrated into industries and services The future of water will be a gamble – resting entirely on the way we decide to play the game here on.

Indiana CIO Dewand Neely became the director of the state’s Office of Technology in 2015. He was one of the first employees hired to spearhead Indiana’s IT consolidation efforts in 2005, but now he’s turning his attention to protecting state agencies from possible cyber threats. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

As you might have guessed, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is all about motivation. It tries to classify our reasons for being motivated to do something and explains why we are motivated. Although much research into motivation has been done and quite some theories have been proposed to explain motivation, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation is just one of those.

Gamers and computer owners are joining forces with EVE Online’s Project Discovery and IBM’s World Community Grid in what could be a future avenue for accelerating underfunded scientific research. Nearly 50,000 people are hunting for new planets outside Earth’s solar system in the massively multiplayer game EVE Online, thanks to a recent tweak from developer […]

Neil Kulkarni’s latest obsession might seem like an Internet-of-Things project but he’s only a school kid learning how to code. The 14-year-old spends an hour every day after school hooked to an app on his mother’s phone.

A memory game that you can play on the iPad may help ward off the telltale signs of early-stage dementia. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England developed a “brain-training game” called Game Show, and found that people who played it on a regular basis saw improvements in episodic memory and were better able to recall complex visualizations.

Game companies are early adopters. Many innovations common in today’s enterprise and SMB technology environment-the cloud, micro-payments, robust mobile apps, SaaS, and cyber-attack mitigation solutions-were first pioneered by video game developers. For Sandbox Interactive, developers of a mobile and PC game released this month called Albion Online, the cloud was instrumental in keeping costs manageable while still developing a AAA product that hosts hundreds of thousands of concurrent users.

Merkle Loyalty Solutions Group (formerly 500friends) recently released a comprehensive report titled, “The Great Loyalty Reset: Defining the Future of Loyalty for Retail and CPG brands,” which was based on a global survey of loyalty program managers and consumers. Sara Hogan, director, growth marketing, for Merkle Loyalty Solutions Group, talked to Loyalty360 about this eye-opening report.

Currency trading, or forex, is not a novel idea. For as long as there have been currencies, there have been people trading them to make money. The practice can be traced all the way back to Biblical times, when money changers in the Holy Land charged travellers a fee to change their currency.

When Colin Angle visited Bermuda in 2015 and first saw lionfish-an invasive species that has decimated local fish populations with its ravenous appetite-it wasn’t the first time he had heard about the problem. But it was the first time that Angle, who is the cofounder of iRobot, the tech company that makes the Roomba, started to think that he might be able to help solve it.

Technology isn’t necessarily the best solution for forging new real life connections, whatever the collective marketing spiel of the web’s social giants likes to claim. An especially tricky type of human connection for an app to ‘fix’ is making new friends, as friendships are often forged in the fire of random real life experience.

Starting a new job is a major life change. It’s like the first day of school and a new relationship rolled into one. Weeks or months of applications and interviews have culminated in that exciting first day. Don’t let long hours of paperwork, company jargon and slide shows suck the spark out of your new employees.

The stage had been set for AR’s popularization for years, but it was finally Pokémon Go that brought a mainstream audience to the technology last summer. The game’s debut in the summer of 2016 established AR as a formidable tool in the marketer’s playbook and accelerated the rate at which the digital and real worlds merged, experts say, looking back on the craze.

“We personalize learning all the time, we just don’t call it that,” says special education teacher Gina Tesoriero who has been teaching middle schoolers for over a decade. “When you give students open-ended challenges or design prompts, they actually personalize it themselves, bringing in their own interests and coming in at the level that is best for them.”

Photo credit: Shutterstock In the dynamic business landscape of our times, challenges have become the sole constants in every sector. A market that hitherto thrived on the power of self-motivation is now faced with the challenge of productivity in the age of boredom. Today’s factors continue to scale down productivity at work.

London is competitive. The city thrums with the energy of contest – it’s part of its DNA. Indeed, one way to beguile a Londoner is to promise competition: watch the glint illuminate their eyes as they set them on the prize. And this is particularly true in the world of boutique fitness.

Americans are attending events and are feeling community-minded when they do, and Millennials are in the forefront. A survey conducted in April by Eventbrite, a global event technology platform, in partnership with Ipsos and Crowd DNA, found that 78 percent of American adults respondents age 18 and older attended a live event in the past 12 months.

The world of work is changing: 65 per cent of children entering primary school today will be employed in jobs that do not yet exist, according to the World Economic Forum in its 2016 report The Future of Jobs .

It’s never been harder for agencies to recruit needed talent, up against often higher paying options at tech giants. Here’s how five agencies are deviating from the well-trodden path of intern schemes and headhunters to ensure their clients represent the panoply of people they target around the globe.

Experts Zudu engages with Dundee users to offer advice – and tells them where to find free condoms Young adults around Dundee can now use an app developed by a Nethergate firm to find the nearest free condoms. NHS Tayside has worked with Dundee digital marketing experts, Zudu to create a series of new apps, starting with a digital update of the Condom Card Scheme which helps young people in Tayside make safer choices.

The UK gaming industry is growing exponentially. Last year was a record year for both the monetary value of the UK gaming market (£4.33bn) and its impact on other sectors, such as films and merchandising (£100.5m).

Earlier this year, ArcSecond started working with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to transform physical therapy and rehabilitation in Dubai across all its facilities. Advances in science and technology have changed many facets of our modern lives. These breakthroughs promote higher efficiency with quicker, more accurate results, beneficial to patients and doctors in healthcare facilities.

Has the resume outlived its usefulness? Niklas Jungegard thinks so. Jungegard, an entrepreneur based in Sweden, leads a company called Sqore, which runs a platform meant to provide a better way than resumes to match applicants and employers, and students with educational opportunities.

Recruiters and talent acquisition professionals are gearing up their game to win the war for talent. They are constantly on the lookout for new and innovative ways to better attract, engage, and assess potential candidates. One such skill that they must learn is to integrate latest technologies with the hiring process.

Contact Centers are some of the most technically sophisticated operations in the enterprise, putting to use more than 45 systems and applications. Companies are striving to understand customer needs, engage Millennial customers and employees, increase the use of self-service tools, improve service quality while reducing costs, simplify operating environments, and reduce fraud, and they’re looking to vendors for help.

I recently played a game of 20 questions with Alexa and my seven-year-old niece. There was cause for much hilarity and also a great deal of fascination at interacting with this sometimes very smart/sometimes not bot.

“I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.” Winston Churchill’s quote could serve well to define the millennial generation of today. Born between 1980 and 2000, the millennials have grown up in a time of rapid change.

Gaming and gamification guru Jane McGonigal is well known both as a TED speaker and as a favorite on the tech keynote circuit. McGonigal’s lucidly presented arguments include notions that center around the way gamers are incentivized to succeed, often participate in team group goals (in multiplayer games) and work towards (albeit fabricated) game objectives that can ultimately be reflected in the way we humans train ourselves to cope with real world challenges.

Gamification is a highly engaging tool, one that enraptures the player and creates an immersive experience. It creates a fun experience, and if designed well, can help drive greater learning and retention. Little wonder that it is trending at the workplace as an add-on to carry out different HR and business interventions.

Your employees are great people, but it’s your job as a manager or business owner to get the most from them by bringing the best out in them. Gamification is a commonly used term over the past few years in the marketing industry, human resources, sales, and entrepreneurship.

If you’re a true gamer, a little bit of you might die when you hear the word gamification. Gamification just sounds a bit pseudo… like bogus Consultant-babble. In fact, many people working in mobile games, never once heard or use the word frequently.

Dheeraj Sharma, CEO, Playablo, Bengaluru Have you ever wondered why you never have to motivate children to go out and play with friends as opposed to studying? Why they always remember film and cartoon trivia more than equations and theorems, and why they prefer playing video games over reading textbooks?

The students who worked at the Winona State University library were good at their jobs, but Mackenzie Morning, a circulation technician, thought they could be even better. So she created a game. She made simple buttons she called “library flair” and gave them out when she noticed a student doing an especially good job.

Even golf, that timeless yet decidedly low-tech sport, has finally found its way into the cloud. “To get more people to play golf and to show how fun golf can be, golf needs to be where everyone is-on your phone,” said Paige Spiranac, a pro golfer who appears in ads for a golf tech startup, 18Birdies.

How to rein in the escalating cost of health care is generating fierce debate across the U.S. Many politicians and health-care professionals are focusing on big targets like legislation and the pharmaceutical industry. But the savings we’re all looking for may well come from far smaller sources, like the personal health devices that many Americans have so readily adopted.

ClassDojo co-founders Liam Don (left) and Sam Chaudhary believe the success of their free classroom-management app will pave the way for additional paid services meant to support learning at homeImages Cody Pickens For Forbes Every morning before Cindy Price starts teaching her first graders in New Castle, Delaware, she fires up ClassDojo, a classroom management app.

These days the business world seems to be rocked on a daily basis by a new cybersecurity threat to be dodged. But while world-class security technology can help, there’s one big risk factor that can’t ever be controlled with software: people.

The Expanse has recently announced its new partnership with Gameboard, the Guatemala-based company, in order to integrate Expanse.Tech’s blockchain platform with their incentive-based gamification system. With an increasing number of industries experiencing blockchain technology integration, the gamification is also on its way to be integrated with this technology, as the Expanse blockchain platform is soon to collaborate with Gameboard to gamify its distributed ledger ecosystem.

By now, everyone has heard of Strengthfinders, and most people have done the test. But are you really using the advice from strengthfinders every day? I have to review mine every once in a while. (Achiever and Connectedness). Which of the 34 Strengthfinder strengths do you have?

Teaching people to code in bite-sized, gamified chunks delivered via mobile app is Py ‘s mission. The fledgling startup is the brainchild of two friends and college computer science majors who found themselves repeatedly asked for advice on how to learn to code.

Recent studies have shown that just one-third of teachers feel prepared and equipped with the knowledge and tools to teach numeracy. Meanwhile, student outcomes, and engagement, in maths have been steadily declining over the years. Figures show that in 2016, just 69% of HSC students studied a maths subject – down from nearly 95% in 1986.

When it comes to getting people to do the things that you want, engagement is critical. You have to capture their attention and give them both the motivation and means to take whatever action you want them to. Gamification provides a simple path to fostering that kind of engagement.

Gamification is a pretty popular word nowadays. Lots of people use it, but actually few understand how gamified strategies could be beneficial to many business areas. Yet, you must understand that gamification exists for a long time, and it has been applied and it is applied on a constant basis.

Incentivizing employees with gift cards and other benefits can help save money on trip itineraries. Companies like Rocketrip and TripActions are demonstrating this tactic’s appeal to travel managers. The growing adoption of incentivization programs by procurement departments, though, underscores why HR should be making the calls for employee travel instead.

Gaming has solidified itself in the modern world as a part of our everyday lives and has encompassed our culture. According to a study done by Essential Facts, in 2016 more than 60% of households in America had someone who plays video games regularly.

Built-in operational performance metrics in a gamification system drive the right behavior on a 24/7 basis. A culture of winning enterprise performance requires that they have a high ability for change management. This is easier said than done, and in many organizations employees and managers find it hard to embrace change.

Why not get educated online as if you are playing a hugely entertaining game? That’s exactly how online education in India will take shape in the next four years, ‘gamification’ being the catchword. Indicated clearly in a recent survey by Google, the process will dramatically change the way students are taught, online and offline.

A gamification platform called Challenger is helping OTP banka Hrvatska to record levels of customer engagement and acquisition… Banks worldwide struggle with card acquisitions and mobile signups, but one European bank, OTP banka Hrvatska, was able to beat records in new card signups, mobile client increase, and other areas of operations, through the use of Enga Systems’ Challenger platform.

In order for a fleet to achieve its fuel economy goals it needs the right combination of technologies and driver engagement. And while some technology – like automated transmissions – lessens the impact of the driver on the fuel economy equation, the actions of the drivers still matter.

SAN DIEGO – A mobile health-engagement platform in the form of an app can help promote weight loss and adherence to in-person lifestyle modification programs among overweight and obese adults, new research indicates.

ASIA-PACIFIC: Researchers often use gamification techniques to improve user engagement and improve data quality, but research across Asia-Pacific shows they also need to consider how cultural differences can affect results.

If you’re an instructional designer and want to get your feet wet with game elements for your next learning program, The Gamification Report is a good blog to explore. Run by Monica Cornetti, founder and CEO of Sententia Gamification, it has the resources you’ll need to get started.

Five years ago, gamification was the new marketing buzzword. However, as it caught on, its meaning fell off. Companies “gamified” everything for sales. Albertsons and Safeway created a lottery game called MONOPOLY, for which shoppers’ chance of winning the grand prize of a million dollars is more than two trillion to one.

A majority of IT companies are implementing gamified learning experience to reskill their employees as more learners are gravitating towards gamified online courses pointing a shift in learning preferences of IT professionals.

Have you ever used a smartphone app to track physical activity and compete with your friends? Perhaps you belong to a coffee shop or supermarket customer loyalty program? Maybe you recently participated in UC Berkeley’s Big Give and watched the campus leaderboard to see your school’s share of the fundraising dollars?

Arvind R P – For the new-age consumers who leverage technology for entertainment and shopping, gamification is a smart tool to engage with them in a way they best prefer. It creates an opportunity to expand the reach through an owned platform, , consumer engagement, marketing, opinion

This fall, Apple Watch owners will get improved fitness-tracking features and new Siri watch faces. While Apple Watch was not the focal point of WWDC 2017, the company did preview a software update rolling out this fall-watchOS 4-and Apple is clearly putting fitness front and center.

Video streaming service Plex on Thursday announced the availability of a beta version of its Plex Live TV. The live-TV streaming launch follows last year’s introduction of the Plex DVR, which provides users with free over-the-air access to 86 of Nielsen’s 100 most watched shows in the United States.

At the recent Mumbrella360 conference, a panel of former big brand marketers warned agencies that they might be nailing briefs but they are failing to solve actual business problems. To that, I say: no kidding. The truth of the matter is most traditional above-the-line agencies haven’t a clue how to solve challenges that encompass departments within their client’s businesses beyond the marketing team.

GamesBeat 2017 will take place at San Francisco’s beautiful Fort Mason on October 5 and October 6. And we’re delighted to announce our next five speakers. They include Paul Bettner, CEO of Playful; Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable; Bill Roper, chief creative officer of Improbable; Tim Chang, managing director at Mayfield Fund; and Ramez Naam, science fiction writer and author of the acclaimed Nexus series.

“It’s important to note the number of calories burned during a workout, but many people forget to look at the other numbers associated with an intense workout,” said , InBody Director of Sales. “Being able to see an increase in muscle mass and a decrease in percent body fat are equally important to gym-goers.

MANILA, Philippines – The original Ghost in The Shell ( GiTS) manga written by Masamune Shirow and the two anime adaptations by Mamoro Oshii (I haven’t seen the 2015 one) were philosophical musings about what makes us human.

Torontonians can Now Enjoy ‘Eats & Entertainment’ at Newest Premier Social Destination , June 27, 2017 /CNW/ – (TSX: CGX) – social seekers now have a new hot-spot for ‘Eats and Entertainment,’ with the opening of the city’s first location of The Rec Room at the Roundhouse today.

Helen McRae, CEO of Mindshare UK and chair of Western Europe, vividly remembers where she was on the eve of the Brexit vote. She was having dinner with the editor of The Sun newspaper, Tony Gallagher: “He said: ‘Don’t discount people outside the M25.’ Up until that point I had not considered that Brexit would happen.

Sooner or later as a business owner, you are going to want to change something in your company. You’ll get excited by the potential, only problem is, the rest of your team may not be on board. The change you want to implement might be a new software system.

The 2000s saw the rise of talent management systems designed to support talent recruiting and retaining processes. More recently, cloud-based talent management software has become the standard for talent management applications. Enhanced talent management software capabilities and the viability of software-as-a-service applications to support enterprise-level talent management have meant that organizations can better operate and execute on their talent management strategy like never before.

A machine learning technology developer has won the UK national competition to find the most innovative cyber security company for 2017. CheckRecipient was announced as the winner after the final round of the competition was held at Infosecurity Europe 2017 in London.

This is the second part of a two-part interview series in the Digital Mindset and Future Skills forum, hosted by Laurence Smith. For the first part, see: How to hire a CIO, first published on June 9. Laurence Smith: When you first joined DBS, did you already have a plan in mind of what type of innovation organisation you wanted to build?

If you’re even a semi-dedicated sports fan, the brand Catapult Sports is likely to have worked its way into your subconscious. Ever noticed your favourite football/basketball/rugby/NFL team’s players wearing what looks like a sports bra over their tops in training? If so, there’s a high chance it will have been brandished with the company’s name.

TACOMA – Pierce County residents of all ages will improve their reading skills, earn prizes and have guaranteed fun this summer during Pierce County Library System’s Summer Reading, June 24 through Sept. 3 at all Pierce County Libraries.

Industry body the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia is to use next week’s Mumbrella360 conference as a platform to promote live events as a marketing channel. Mumbrella360 is taking place on Global Exhibitions Day.

It was 2005 when Alok Kejriwal co-founded Games2win, one of the country’s first casual-gaming sites. Several gaming counterparts had arrived and disappeared at the same pace, but Alok knew what it took to weather the storm.

Some worker-training programs take days to imbue in new employees the corporate culture and best practices. But after just 15 minutes under the spell of a virtual-reality headset and spiffy VR program created by Northern Liberties “experiential video” shop Klip Collective, new hires at the Philadelphia-based Honeygrow fast-casual dining chain are already feeling the company spirit.

“We need courageous cathedral builders! We also need to address traditional experts’ biases clinging to their narrow domains, parents’ old personal experiences biasing their views, and teachers’ and administrators’ lack of training and leadership, respectively.” All around us we are witnessing disruptive automation that is changing lives and taking away the jobs many have relied on to make a living.

Morgan and Aiden Coxhead, who have CF, use the prototype chipped airway clearance devices Haiyan Zhang, innovation director at Microsoft Research, spoke about the company’s partnership with physiotherapists at University College London at the Createch2017 event in London on 13 June.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Before you watch the following video that is full of physically fit, matte-faced, pastel-loving, happy people who live in perfectly decorated, brightly lit homes sit back for a second and think about the last time you went shopping.

Mary Meeker’s recently-released Internet Trends 2017 report, which focuses on the defining trends of the digital world and what they might mean for the future, featured a prominent section detailing the steady rise of gaming in all forms across the globe.

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http://www.gamificationglobal.com/2017/12/13/may-2017/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 13:25:23 +0000http://www.gamificationglobal.com/?p=255No end in sight for TV vs YouTube battle When Campaign described relations between broadcasters and online video platforms as an epic battle last year, both sides dismissed talk of war. However, there’s no denying that the TV industry has a tense relationship with YouTube. The Google platform has claimed for years that it is […]

When Campaign described relations between broadcasters and online video platforms as an epic battle last year, both sides dismissed talk of war. However, there’s no denying that the TV industry has a tense relationship with YouTube. The Google platform has claimed for years that it is in the ascendancy, particularly with teens and twentysomethings.

To help you get a better night’s sleep, Apple will now be using Beddit’s sleep monitor system. On Monday, May 8, Beddit updated its privacy policy to reflect that that company had been acquired by Apple. “Your personal data will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the Apple Privacy Policy,” reads Beddit’s updated website, linking to Apple’s consumer privacy hub.

Technology startups have been exploring in order to address the increasingly pressing issue of the widening digital skills gap. One company works with schools to get pupils to build their own fully functional classroom laptops, learning essential electronic and coding skills in the process.

FRAMINGHAM, MA–(Marketwired – May 24, 2017) – The Virgin Pulse Global Challenge launched this week, setting more than 300,000 employees in 185 countries on a journey of health and wellbeing, and beginning to reverse the stagnant engagement trends in the world’s workforce. Sir Richard Branson backed the cause, and said…

The simple math of energy explains why we need to focus on buildings. Nearly half of all energy gets used for building operations, compared to 28 percent for transportation and 24 percent for industry. Those statistics come from Brice Leconte, the founder of a company called iUnit.

Social media outlets are often viewed by institutions as a distraction rather than an asset. The reality is that students do spend many hours a day on social media and educators and schools can and should leverage the platforms to engage the students and enhance learning.

Multinational conglomerates get all the attention, but small and midsize enterprises, with their nimble sizes and natures, are a breeding ground for innovations, for finding the new and improved ways of tackling problems. MathWorks senior global travel coordinator Jeff Berall and GameStop director of meetings and travel Judy Payne spoke about what they’re up to from chucking the industry’s dominant booking tool to open booking to leveraging supplier loyalty programs to gamification for event attendees.

Google announced plans to launch a jobs search engine in the U.S., TechCrunch reports. The new feature will focus on positions in all categories, from entry-level to the senior executive ranks. The search engine, called Google for Jobs, will leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to determine how jobs are classified.

While most Indian startups have the technical chops needed to run a business, many fail because of weak foundations and wrong decisions. Can a collaboration between the government and an ed-tech startup level the playing field for all aspiring entrepreneurs?

As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs will be created to meet new demands. There are two uncertainties: Will well-prepared workers be able to keep up in the race with AI tools?

May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Paul Bellow, LitRPG author and publisher, recently launched LitRPG Forum, a site dedicated to the burgeoning fiction genre that blends science-fiction and fantasy flawlessly. Inspired by Ready Player One, Awaken Online, Delvers LLC, The Land and other great LitRPG books, Bellow started the LitRPG Forum with various gamification elements.

Corporation Pop has been awarded £50k of funding to develop an augmented reality hospital app. The Manchester digital agency received the cash from the Nominet Trust, to create a mobile app which accompanies young patients through a hospital system – helping to improve the patient experience by providing relevant information at every point of the journey.

Valve’s SteamVR virtual reality platform is being updated with an improved “Home” social experience that’ll let users interact in an online virtual world á la Second Life. According to the company, the new Home experience will be “richer, more interactive, and more social than the existing launch area,” and will be available right away for anyone who opts into the the SteamVR beta.

In today’s digital world, mobile phones are concurrent to human existence. Business via mobile is the present day muse for the E-commerce industry. Particularly in a mobile-first economy like India where, as per the ‘Internet and Mobile Association of India’, 213MN out of the total 354MN local internet users are mobile-only.

After the splash made by the arrival of virtual reality headsets a couple of years ago , VR has drawn a lot of attention. The features of the systems seem limitless and there’s strong interest from people across industries.

This ‘new’ trend towards food delivery is something that we started three years before I was born in 1960. And our founder in 1960 was pretty convinced, it was a good idea, and he’s a smart man and he was correct, bringing people their food is a really good idea.

“At BrainStorm we believe we’re not only changing the way the world works, but we’re also changing people’s lives.” Because I’m very popular, I was invited to attend a BrainStorm party thrown to announce the overhaul of its flagship product.

This month’s Digital Health News mobile and app news in brief includes a Manchester based company’s app to help children navigate hospitals, a technology to assist with handovers and a digital health company receiving a NICE endorsement.

B2B marketers are beginning to think more like consumers with a recent survey noting that CMOs, brand managers and event planners worldwide see sensory brand experiences as key strategy to build brand loyalty and remain at the top of mind in purchase decisions.

CLOSE NEW BRUNSWICK – Things are looking up for a local newspaper, thanks to a “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” segment devoted to New Brunswick Today. Comedian Samantha Bee highlighted the independent, bilingual community newspaper in a segment that first aired nationally March 22.

Corporate wellness programs are a nearly $8 billion industry in the U.S. and are expected to grow at a clip of nearly 7.8% through 2021. The Global Wellness Institute puts that number at $40 billion worldwide, even though only roughly 9% of the 3 billion-plus global workforce has access to workplace wellness programs at their jobs.

I have a song swirling around in my head for some time…a bit like an annoying fly that I just can’t zap. The song – ‘Who’s Zoomin Who’ (by Aretha Franklin) are about people making fools out of each other.

Recent events in the United States and beyond have forced many of us to take a very careful look at our strategies and tactics when it comes to engaging people at scale. This kind of assessment is essential if we want to be effective. In fact, it’s key for any kind of meaningful innovation.

We’re truly impressed with the network of restaurants and users Spotluck has built in its short life. In the crowded space of restaurant apps, they’ve introduced a unique, refreshing discovery tool through gamification and dynamic discounts.

You’re reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Ambarish Mitra often reminisces about how his augmented reality app Blippar was born out of a joke at a remote bar located in south-west England.

Don’t tell your favorite grade school teacher, but bots are infinitely more patient instructors that are willing to offer assistance and information for as long and as often as they’re needed. That’s one reason big-time education advocates such as Bill Gates are so excited by the possibilities of AI, but it has major implications in the workplace, too.

The president communicates via Tweet. Artificial intelligence rates our outfits. We talk to our devices like they’re children. Today’s reality is stranger than anything fiction could have imagined-and the vast political, economic, and technological upheavals of the past year don’t exactly lend themselves to clarity.

When it comes to giving local, it just might be best to turn to locals to make it happen. In 2016, it seemed like tech might be the enemy of the Centre Gives fundraising event. Actually, it wasn’t just Centre Gives.

In early stages, Verified Fan touted as a winning way to get tickets into real fans’ hands Promo for Harry Styles North American tour powered by Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan. Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan is being touted as a hit, despite some disappointed Harry Styles fans.

The industry news you need to start your week, and what’s ahead Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. It’s one of the most famous cards in Monopoly. But in New York real estate, it’s almost never drawn.

“Will technology make insurance obsolete?” That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive, in his opening address to the 2017 Global Insurance Symposium, April 26-27 in Des Moines. The annual event is sponsored by a coalition of Iowa insurers, reinsurers, system vendors, university insurance departments, and the state’s insurance department.

A decade ago, joining the words ‘government’ and ‘startup’ was about as absurd as joining the words ‘healthy food’ and ‘McDonalds’. Now we can order salads at McDonalds, and many governments work together with young entrepreneurs to help their innovative, new companies grow faster than ever.

Ahead of eShop Talk Asia , which runs from May 22-24, we sat down with Loic Kobes, CEO of start-up Coolhobo, to talk about the changing landscape of the high-end food market. It wasn’t that long ago that Chinese consumers had to travel to the other side of the globe to pick up a bottle of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild.

AI is the new bogeyman. That’s one of the observations we got from a fireside chat between venture capitalist Tim Chang and science fiction novelist Eliot Peper, who spoke about “Are we living in science fiction?” at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and tech create real-world magic.

New data out of Stanford is lending credence to common wisdom that fitness trackers suck at counting calories. Heart-rate monitoring, on the other hand, fared surprisingly well in the school’s Medical Center studies.

Millennials-now the U.S.’s largest living demographic, according to the Pew Research Center-are all grown up and the most influential demographic in the convenience store marketplace. They have the wallet power to prove it: This population is projected to spend $200 billion in 2017 alone.

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TomTom, the navigation and mapping company, entered the domain of GPS running watches four years ago. The Dutch company has infused its background and knowledge into its wearables, and produced some worthy products for athletes. But with its latest entry, the Tomtom Touch, it is taking on the much bigger casual fitness market.

Hundreds of companies around the globe, now including Elon Musk’s Neuralink and even Facebook, are researching and developing new ways to help brain owners be smarter, sharper, and healthier. What explains this flurry of activity? Where may it be headed?

The younger generation in Lucknow is growing up immersed in technology. They consume a lot of the web content through a wide range of apps available for various purposes. Gaming apps are found to be the most popular (67%) amongst Lucknow teens, followed by educational apps (59%) and instant messaging apps (58%).

Editor’s Note: Editor’s note: The following is the third installment in Retail Dive’s Consumer Survey, a six-part series examining the psyche of the American consumer and the evolving role of the brick-and-mortar store in the shopping journey. Check out all of our results on our landing page.

It’s a long time since I’ve set foot inside a McDonald’s, despite being a burger fan. The rise of the self-styled gourmet burger chains has made the always-questionable allure of McDonald’s pale over the years. For Ronald McDonald’s business to thrive in the future, the firm is increasingly looking to digital as its secret sauce for growth.

A computer programmer from New Stevenston is launching a website and app to help young people find jobs. Following his graduation from Strathclyde University with a degree in computer science Chris Lawlor (22) was able to quickly find employment, but he knows many others are not so fortunate.

Today (April 19, 2017) marks the first day of the Container Terminal Automation Conference and the start of many discussions between thought leaders in the automation and training sectors of the port industry on best practices with regards to cutting-edge automation solutions

” You Can’t Make Movies Without China.” So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. film and production studios. The trend is not unique to Hollywood; other American businesses- from appliance makers to luxury resorts -are similarly entangled with Asian money.

MUMBAI: Shirsa, a company specialising in enabling content publishers to engage-new age kids online and offline, has taken care of parental concerns on content and safety over internet and time spent on digital devices.

Native bird conservation could soon be as accessible as a push notification to your phone. Squawk Squad is an Auckland business that plans to use an app to connect people across the country to rat traps. Each time a trap kills a rodent a notification is sent to users who have contributed money the enterprise.

The Fiji National University (FNU) reaffirmed its dedication towards ensuring learning and teaching facilities it provides assists in the realisation of this significant goal. Speaking at the recent National Science and Technology Competition launch 2017, the FNU vice chancellor Professor Nigel Healey said the university takes its duty to the nation seriously.

Raman Roy says the focus of H-1B talks with the US will be on the value of India’s IT as a ‘net creator’ of jobs for Americans The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) recently appointed Raman Roy as its Chairman for 2017-2018.

Steve Beckett’s earliest memory of Seoul is of watching the Summer Olympics 100-meter men’s final between Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis in 1988 as a teen in northern England. Last week, the vice president of marketing and customer acquisition at Zwift, a popular online bicycle training platform, visited the site in person.

Buffy Li was very patient when she took time off from her Spring Break to talk to me. Li, an 11th grader at Santa Cruz’s Kirby prep school, spent most of the week off coordinating the launch of her new app, TagDat.

Digital learning is more than a convenient, technology-based way to share information. With the right planning, it can be a cost-effective strategy to deepen workforce and leadership capabilities. Technology has changed the way corporate learning and leadership development happens across the globe. Organizations increasingly rely on digital learning for a portion of their leadership development and training needs.

The app combines EY’s capabilities in digital and analytics to deliver in-depth performance information gathered from individual players club and international level matches from the past two seasons. The analytics capability was delivered by EYC3 Business Solutions, which studied data from thousands of games and combined these results with expertise provided by international rugby legends Sir Ian McGeechan and , to develop a unique feature called “.”

Politics aside, integrated marketing agency Avatar has done a management reshuffle with co-founder Zibusiso Mkhwanazi stepping down as CEO to take on a bigger role as group CEO of Avatar Investment Holdings and the Avatar360 Group, which owns the agency’s Johannesburg and Cape Town offices…

A for-profit startup recently launched what it calls an alternative to traditional college, that takes only one year to complete, is advised closely by big-name employers, and costs nothing at first, though students have to later pay back a portion of their incomes. What’s missing are the general-education curriculum and traditional liberal arts courses.

I read an article recently about the availability heuristic. It’s a psychological shortcut that causes us to prefer immediate (aka: available) information over alternative solutions that take a little bit longer to think of. Those who can break through the availability heuristic are the innovators in their field.

By Rick Nassar, image above by Alan Landers, see more of his images here. Few weeks ago a group of ambitious PhD candidates journeyed to the end of Europe to a small vibrant town called Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Ireland.

Gaming is serious business. In 2016, the gaming industry was estimated to be close to $100 billion. In comparison, the global box-office sales (for movies) was less than $40 billion in the same year. Gaming used be a niche addiction for teenage boys. However, the average gamer today is a middle-aged 35 year old giving…

In an ideal world, it should be straightforward. Sitting in one corner of the commercial ballroom we have cash-rich corporations. They’re are good at what they do, their investors love them and every year they report higher profits and revenues. They have one problem.

PokerStars has issued another loyalty program update with plans to reward moment by moment play rather than long term high volume input as well as unifying the scheme across all three products and brands. PokerStars is going all Eckhart Tolle on us after declaring their intention to move away from the old Rakeback model to one that rewards in the moment play.

Jason Morgan, senior manager for global health and wellbeing at Mars Inc., says wellness programs often fail because companies focus on having the “latest and greatest” rather than centering on how much support the initiative is getting from workers and leadership.

Fuel Cycle, which provides online community platforms for brands, has launched a new product called Fuel Discovery. The Los Angeles company enables businesses to build online experiences for their customers that include features from discussion boards and live chats to gamification and rewards management.

If you are now just finally learning how to market and talk to millennials, you might have your work cut out for you with the next generation. Although it’s difficult to define an entire generation by just a handful of characteristics (this millennial is certainly tired of hearing about how lazy our generation is), this hyper-aware, multitasking, and entrepreneurial age group is where marketers should be focusing next.

04/06/2017 Dr. David Thornton, an associate professor in the JSU Department of Mathematical, Computing and Information Sciences, arrived at the university as an undergraduate in 1997. Upon earning a Bachelor of Science in computer science in 2001 and a Master of Science in computer science in 2003, he immediately landed a position as a full-time faculty member at his alma mater.

Ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public. But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts, top officials convened a call for reporters in which the company announced that it would fix its troubled relationship with drivers.”We’ve underinvested in the driver experience,” a senior official said.

But that looks set to change as it ramps up its focus on this division, which has been a work-in-progress for over three years, specifically its digital platform HoneyBee. The group’s ambitious boss Seb James believes his retail business can take on the likes of Amazon and win, by leveraging what makes it unique.

Employee disengagement is a looming issue in today’s global workforce that affects everything from company productivity to customer satisfaction. In order for companies to reverse, or better yet prevent the damaging effects of disengaged employees, there must be a constant emphasis placed on improving the 10 pillars of employee engagement, which accounts for things such as the relationship between employees and managers, overall happiness and wellness, company alignment, relationship with colleagues, etc.

The nature of work is constantly evolving – that evolution driven by new programs, systems, products and technology. What’s behind the current wave of disruption? EY’s whitepaper Megatrends: The Upside of Disruption identifies three key forces that are upending traditional business models: technology, globalization and demographic change.

Digital health game developer Akili has revealed promising results for its Project EVO software in a pilot study investigating its use in children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction . SPD is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information gathered via the senses.

Amy Jo Kim is a famous game designer who helped fashion some wondrously creative works such as The Sims, Rock Band, and Covet Fashion. And now she is extracting what she calls “Game Thinking” from the process of making games, and she’s applying it to other kinds of product design.

Leaders often encourage their teams to think big and be more disruptive-but to follow through, people need new tools. We believe that learning how to design exponential business models is a discipline all leaders and entrepreneurs can learn. So, how do you design exponential business models? What Is an Exponential Business Model?

The utility industry is constantly under pressure to do more with less. It needs to keep finding different ways to motivate energy consumers to save power. This is because today’s environmental and economic realities call for the energy efficiency industry and business leaders to engage with one another more than ever before.

To design a programme that truly creates entrepreneurs means that some steps need to be taken in order to redefine the way we teach Apr 10, 2017-In recent years, perhaps one of the hottest debates in business has been whether entrepreneurs can be created and, in that respect, if someone can be taught to be an entrepreneur.

The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public. But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts, top officials convened a call for reporters to insist that Uber was changing its culture and would no longer tolerate “brilliant jerks.”

While perhaps not as much a FitBit slave as many others, I too succumb to the thrall of the device. Something about hitting step goals, burning more calories than the day before, or rising to the top of my Fitbit friends list appeals to a primal pleasure center.